S1E1: The Three Mandarins (Remastered Ver.)

Who were the three mandarins who visited Manila in 1603, and why did their arrival set off one of the bloodiest rebellions—and massacres—in Philippine history?

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References:

Kueh, Joshua Eng Sin (2014). “The Manila Chinese: Community, Trade, and Empire, c.1570-c.1770" [Doctoral Dissertation, Georgetown University]. Georgetown University Library.

Borao, Jose Eugenio (1998). "The Massacre of 1603: Chinese Perception of the Spanish in the Philippines." National Taiwan University. https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~borao/2Profesores/massacre.pdf

Blair, Emma Helen and Robertson, James A. (eds.) (1903) The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898 (Vols. 12 and 14). The Arthur H. Clark Company.