MANILA THE MEGACITY

Age and History of Manila:

• The city of Manila was established in 1571 by the Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez, making it 442 years old

• Manila began as a small tribal settlement 

• Manila has long been the capital of the Philippines.

• It started being the center of trade and industry centuries ago during the Spanish Colonization of the Philippines.

• The World War 2, 1939 to 1945 destroyed Manila and was claimed to never recover from the war

• Over 150,000 of the Manila locals were killed during the war