Sangley Rebellion (1639)

Sangley Rebellion
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines
Date1639–1640
Location
Result Spanish repression and massacre of Sangley Chinese
Belligerents

Spanish Empire

Commanders and leaders
Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera
Martín de Aduna
Juan de Arceo
Domingo Ruiz
Martín de Ocarez
Unknown
Casualties and losses
45 Spanish soldiers
300 Tagalog militiamen
Unknown number of Japanese residents
Unknown number of allies from Jolo
22,000–24,000 killed

The Sangley Rebellion was an uprising of rural Sangley (Chinese Filipinos) residents in Manila against the Captaincy General of the Philippines in 1639. It resulted in the massacre of around 17,000-22,000 ethnic Chinese people.