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ManilaMaynila Tondo (1571–1859)
Former province of the Philippines
1571–1901
Flag Coat of arms of colonial-era Manila
Location of the historical province of Manila in 1899
Capital	Manila Mariquina (1898–1899)
Area
• 1898	683 km (264 sq mi)
Population
• 1898	269,793
Historical era	Spanish colonial period
• Legazpi's conquest of Maynila and Tondo polities	1571
• Became the capital of colonial Philippines	1595
• Occupied by Great Britain	1762–1764
• Renamed as Manila	1859
• Sovereignty transferred to the United States	1899
• Disestablished	1901
Preceded by Succeeded by Rajahnate of Maynila Tondo Namayan Cainta (historical polity) 1858 Bulacan 1853 Morong 1901 Manila Rizal
Today part of	Philippines

Manila, also known as Tondo until 1859, was a province of the Philippines that encompassed the former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila, and Namayan. In 1898, it comprised the city of Manila (primarily referring to present-day Intramuros) and 23 other municipalities. In 1901, the province was dissolved, with the city of Manila absorbing six of its smaller neighboring municipalities. The remaining part was merged with the adjacent district of Morong to form the province of Rizal.

Cities and municipalities

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of Binondo, Dilao, Ermita, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name Manila originally referred to the "city within the walls" (now Intramuros), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century. From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or as Manila y los pueblos de extramuros ("Manila and the communities outside the walls"). The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.

The municipalities of Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed to Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo (later known as Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong).

The table below presents information from the cited source.

1. Now consists of the districts of Binondo, Intramuros (old center of Manila), Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Mesa, and Tondo.
2. ^ Now part of the present-day City of Manila
3. Refers to Paco, Manila and also includes San Andres, Manila
4. United with Pasay on October 12, 1903
5. Now Marikina
6. Now Rodriguez, Rizal
7. Annexed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City
8. Now Pasay
9. Now Mandaluyong
10. Now San Juan
11. Now San Mateo, Rizal
12. Now Makati
13. Now Malabon

Map

Shown below are the locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila, as of 1899. Except for Montalban and San Mateo that are in the present-day province of Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.

See also

• Geography of Manila

References

1. ^ United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division (1898). Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898. Washington: Government Printing Office.
2. ^ Macdonald, Charles J-H.; Pesigan, Guillermo M. (2000). Old ties and new solidarities: studies on Philippine communities. ADMU Press. ISBN 9789715503518.
3. Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 13, 2021
4. "Journey to the Past". Rizal Provincial Government. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
5. "Brief History of Marikina". Marikina On The Go, Marikina Science High School. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
6. 1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila

14°35′N 121°00′E / 14.583°N 121.000°E / 14.583; 121.000

• States and territories established in 1571
• States and territories disestablished in 1901
• Former provinces of the Philippines
• 1571 establishments in the Philippines
• 1901 disestablishments in the Philippines
• History of Metro Manila