Limahong biography of christopher
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Over the centuries a great many Chinese pirates made names for themselves, terrorizing the seas of Southeast Asia and being a thorn in the side of the Chinese imperial government as well as other major powers.
In the Philippines, probably the most infamous of these is the pirate known as Limahong. In 1574 he launched a large-scale attack on Manila, intending to wipe out the occupying Spaniards and become ruler of the islands. Defeated, he fled to Pangasinan, intending to establish his own kingdom there.
Limahong biography of christopher
To this day there are people in that region who claim descent from Limahong and his pirates, and who whisper of jars full of gold and treasure, buried somewhere in the earth. This is the kind of story that should either be a big-budget action epic or a musical.
Nothing goes together better than pirates and musicals.
The Limahong Invasion by Cesar Callanta, while being a historical narrative, is written in the vein of the swashbuckling pirate adventure. Using adjectives like “wil