DID YOU KNOW: British invasion of Manila

On Oct. 6, 1762, the city of Manila was conquered by the British, starting a two-year period of British rule.

The British army, led by Col. William Draper, arrived in the Philippines in September 1762.

The final siege of the walled city of Intramuros began on Oct. 5 and the Spaniards surrendered the city the next day.

After the British invasion of Manila, Governor General Simon de Anda y Salazar was forced to move and make Bacolor, Pampanga, the temporary capital of the Philippines on Oct. 8. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research