Kainta

Kainta was a fortified Tagalog settlement on waterways leading inland from Manila Bay. Its defences included bamboo, wooden walls and a moat, while small cannon guarded the approaches. In 1571, soon after the Spanish established themselves at Manila, Juan de Salcedo led an expedition upriver to demand its submission. The inhabitants resisted, but the attackers found a weak point and broke into the settlement. Cainta subsequently became a mission community under Spanish rule.