Niño Dormido, late 17th or early 18th c., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Collection.
Part of the British war booty from the conquest and sack of Manila, October 6 onwards, 1762. Centuries later, the heirs of the British officer who took it as war booty put it up for auction, and it was bought by the Philippine government.
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On 25 October 1762— three hundred and fifty years to the day— the people of Manila were forced to make allegiance to His...
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Niño Dormido, late 17th or early 18th c., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Collection.
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Part of the British war booty from the conquest and sack of Manila, October 6 onwards, 1762. Centuries later, the heirs...
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