Binondo
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Binondo ( ; ) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 15941 by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese; it was positioned so that the colonial administration could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period. Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Chinese Filipinos thrive. Noted residents include Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Binondo ( ; ) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese; it was positioned so that the colonial administration could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period. Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Chinese Filipinos thrive. Noted residents include Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary. File:View of Manila Philippines 1800's.jpg|View of Puente de España, the bridge that once connected Binondo from Ermita. (1800s) File:Pasig River Manila Philippines 1800's.jpg|View of the Binondo Side of Pasig River with its Bahay na bato structure's lined beside the river. circa 19th century File:La Escolta c. 1910.jpg|Escolta street (1910) File:La Insular Cigar Factory Manila.jpg|La Insular Cigar Factory File:El Hogar building Manila.jpg|El Hogar Filipino Building, built in 1914, example of Beaux-Arts style architecture File:Hotel de Oriente Binondo 1890.jpg|Hotel De Oriente File:Plaza Moraga Manila.jpg|Plaza Moraga in the 1930s.
Barangays
The most populated barangay in Binondo is Barangay 293. Zone 27: 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 Zone 28: 292, 293, 294, 295, 296
In literature
Binondo was mentioned several times in the novels of Dr. José Rizal, for example, in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
Gallery
File:Taft Avenue - City Hall, UN with Binondo (aerial shot) (Ermita, Manila)(2018-02-20).jpg|Binondo, with the Manila City Hall and the United Nations station File:Pasig River, Juan Luna Binondo (Manila; 01-01-2025).jpg|Buildings along the Pasig River in Escolta File:Binondo, Manila San Nicolas Heritage Centre 47.jpg|Binondo Church File:Chinese New Year in Binondo, Manila (2020).jpg|Manila Chinatown Welcome Arch during the Chinese New Year (2020) File:Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch at Binondo.jpg|Manila Chinatown Arch
Notable
Wilbert Tolentino Joey De Leon
See also
El Hogar Filipino Building Juan Luna Building Davao Chinatown Philippine Hokkien Hokaglish List of ethnic enclaves in Philippine cities
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