Art by: A.P. Mesa

Written by: Balen

Over the course of ten years, the Spanish Empire conquered the Philippine Islands, and Cebu and Manila were founded, but a crucial test still lay ahead. A fleet of sixty ships led by Limahon, a Chinese warlord, set out to invade the newly founded Manila. To what end?

  This is the story of Juan Salcedo, grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi, and how he defended Manila alongside a handful of men, thereby securing the Spanish presence on the islands for over three hundred years.

Technical info: 

• Original title: 1574: La forja de Manila

• Published by Cascaborra Ediciones (2023)

• 64 pages - full colour - 200 x 270 mm

HISTORICAL GRAPHIC NOVEL  #History  #RealCharacters  #Philippines

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