Manila, 1645

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Manila, 1645 reconstructs what the city of Manila was like before the earthquakes of the mid-seventeenth century. The book demonstrates the importance of addressing the history of Southeast Asia as a multi-layered framework, rather than a series of entangled histories. In doing so, Manila is contextualized not merely as a Spanish settlement connected to New Spain via America, but instead within Southeast Asia, situated between the Chinese and the Sulú Seas, and located in the centre of commercial routes used by Armenian, Dutch, and Portuguese traders. This historical and geographical context is crucial to understanding later cultural dialogues. Urban planning, housing and architecture, and social networks in the city are also examined. The book will appeal to students and scholars interested in early modern history, global history and architectural history. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Manila-Macao: The Final Jewel in the Iberian Global Crown A Multilayered Context Imperial Universalism and Local Self-Awareness Commerce Religious Population Cosmopolitism in Manila: Intermediaries Architectural Traditions Confronted and Brought Together Chapter 2 A Big Puzzle: The Urban Planning of Old Intramuros New Technologies for Old Questions: The Case of Manila 3D Reconstruction A Database of the City in 1645 Cross-checking Information: The 3D Database and Prior Research The Last Foundation of a Spanish Capital In Search of a Pocket Bay in Southeast Asia Testing the Ordenanzas The Riddle After the Puzzle: Blocks, Plots, and Lots Conclusions Chapter 3 Portraits in Wood and Stone: Houses and Society The Population Living in Intramuros Mortgages and Religious Piety Clans and House Location Professions and Social Space Economic Power and Urban Space A House to Be Seen: Social Status and Public Festivities Conclusions Chapter 4 Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Adapting a Mediterranean House to the Tropics Differentiated Geographical Contexts Architecture and Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Building Materials and Solutions The First Bahay-na-bato Naturalization or Hybridization of Housing The Hybrid House for Manila New Kitchens, Batalans, and Azoteas Asian Floors Capiz Conclusions Conclusions Data Tables Transcriptions Bibliography Index