Manila (province)

Manila Maynila 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 km2 (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
• 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.^[1] 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.