During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines

Philippines

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, there were several revolts

Rebellion

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 against of the Spanish colonial government by native-born Filipinos

Filipino people

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 and Chinese

Chinese Filipino

A Chinese Filipino derived from two words: "Tsino" and "Pinoy" ) is a Philippine national of Chinese ethnicity but born/raised in the Philippines....

, often with the goal of re-establishing the rights and powers that had traditionally belonged to tribal chiefs and Chinese traders. Most of these revolts failed because the majority of the native population sided up with the Spanish colonial government and fought with the Spanish to put down the revolts.

The most important of those revolts led to the expulsion of a number of Chinese from the Philippines, but they were later allowed to return.
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The Dayami Revolt was a revolt against Spanish colonial rule led by the Filipino rebel, Dayahi, in the island of Mactan in the Philippines

Philippines

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The Lakandula and Soliman Revolt, also known as the Tagalog Revolt,
was an uprising in 1574 against Spanish colonial rule led by Rajah Lakandula and Rajah Soliman in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

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The revolt occurred in the same year that the Chinese pirate Limahong

Limahong

Limahong, Lim Hong or also called Lin Feng was a notorious Chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippine Islands in 1574. He built up a reputation for his constant raids to ports in Guangdong, Fujian and southern China...

 attacked the palisaded yet poorly-defended enclosure of Intramuros

Intramuros

Intramuros is the oldest district in the present day city of Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines. Nicknamed the "Walled City", Intramuros is the historic fortified city of Manila, the seat ot the government during the Spanish Colonial Period. Its name in Latin, intramuros,...

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