Origin of Chabacano!!! Zamboangeños!!! LEVANTA ZAMBOANGA CITY Spice was the reason why the "Chabacano dialect/creole was formed. It started in Ternate an island in the Maluku Islands (Moluccas) of eastern Indonesia. "Spanish forces captured the former Portuguese fort from the Ternatese in 1606, deported the Ternate Sultan and his entourage to Manila. The Spaniards abandoned Ternate and Tidore in 1663. In 1663, the Spanish garrison in Ternate were forced to pull out to defend Manila against an impending invasion by the Chinese pirate Koxinga (sacrificing the Moluccas to the Dutch in doing so). A number of Merdicas volunteered to help, eventually being resettled in a sandbar near the mouth of the Maragondon river (known as the Barra de Maragondon) and Tanza, Cavite, Manila." From Ternate, Cavite, Some Merdica volunteers settled in Cavite City where the Spanish Navy is garrisoned and in Malate in Manila. "In the year 1569 Zamboanga was chosen as the site of the Spanish settlement and garrison on La Caldera (now called Barrio Recodo)." "After three decades (1599), the Zamboanga fort was closed and transferred to Cebú due to great concerns about attack by the English on that island, which did not occur. Zamboanga became the main headquarters of the Spaniards in June 23, 1635 upon approval of King Philip IV of Spain. After having abandoned the city, the Spaniards joined forces with Visayan troops and reached the shore of Zamboanga to bring peace to the island against Moro pirates." "In 1669, the fort was reconstructed by the Jesuit missionaries after pirates and raiders continued to destroy it." "In 1718-1719, it was rebuilt by the Spaniard engineer Juan Sicarra upon the orders of Spanish Governor General Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda and was renamed as Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza) in honor of the patron virgin of Spain, Our Lady of the Pillar. A year after, it was stormed by Dalasi, king of Bulig and 3,000 Moro pirates but they were repulsed." "In 1798, the fort was bombarded by British troops, but again it proved robust enough to repeal strong military attacks." The rest of the story I believe to already know . . .FYI
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:25:19 +0000
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