Limahon (spelled Lim ah hong in Chinese Рb. 15?? - d. 1575) was a chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippine islands in 1574. Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaud̩mont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... A pirate digging for treasure. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ...

Limahon was born to a poor family in China. He later became a notorious criminal in his country, who raided the eastern coast-line of China and committed many robberies, murders and rapes. He was constantly on the run from the law and from the Chinese Emperor, who wanted Limahon brought to justice. Poverty describes a wide range of circumstances associated with need, hardship and lack of resources. ... for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Pointless law Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The king or wang (王 wang2) was the Chinese head of state from the Zhou to Qin dynasties. ...

In late 1573, he gathered an army of 3,000 chinese warriors, renegades and vagabonds and fled to the island of Luzon. There, he and his band of outlaws sought refuged, established their own kingdom and waged war with the Spaniards. A warrior is a person habitually engaged in combat. ... A vagabond is a generally poor itinerant person. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Butch Cassidy, a famous Western American outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally outside of the law. ... An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of violent, physical force between combatants or upon civilians. ...

Limahon and his troops first arrived in Ilocos Sur in the early period of 1574 were they confronted quarrels with the Spanish commander, Juan de Salcedo. After a brief struggle with the Spanish army, his troops were driven off the city and went to the city of Manila were he and his warriors besieged the settlements. Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Juan de Salcedo (b. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Manila Region: National Capital Region Province: — Dates: Founded—June 24, 1571 Cityhood—June 10, 1574 Population: 2000 census—1,581,082 Density—41,014 per km² Area: 38. ...

Arriving in Manila, he attacked and killed most of the small Spanish force stationed in the area, including captain-general Martín de Goiti and the native Tagalogs. Limahon then took possession of the city and burned it to the ground. However, he failed to burn the Spaniards out of the city. Martín de Goiti (b. ... Tagálog is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

Spanish forces led by Salcedo, besieged Manila and re-captured the settlements later that year. Limahon's troops were defeated and retreated to Pangasinan were he was killed and burned by the Spaniards in 1575 Pangasinan is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ...

References

• Morga , Antonio de. (2004). The Project Gutenberg Edition Book : History of the Philippine Islands - 1521 to the beginning of the XVII century. Volume 1 and 2.

• Blair , Emma H. (2004). The Philippine Islands, 1493 - 1898 . Volume VI