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During the Taiping Rebellion in the 1860s, Filipino mercenaries formed an elite corps of troops that protected the port city. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Mojares, Resil B. (2013). Isabelo’s Archive. Anvil Publishing. Aguilar, Filomeno V. (2011). “Filibustero, Rizal, and the Manilamen of the Nineteenth Century.” Philippine Studies, 59(4). Gouzoules, Alex (2008). “The Use of Foreign Soldiers During the Taiping Rebellion.” In Emory Endeavors of

Who were the three mandarins who visited Manila in 1603, and why did their arrival set off one of the bloodiest rebellions—and massacres—in Philippine history? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Kueh, Joshua Eng Sin (2014). “The Manila Chinese: Community, Trade, and Empire, c.1570-c.1770" [Doctoral Dissertation, Georgetown University]. Georgetown University Library. Borao, Jose Eugenio (1998). "The Massacre of 1603: Chinese Perception of the Spanish in