Ternate (Cavite) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cavite
About Ternate (Cavite)
This town got its name from the island in present-day Indonesia. The Portuguese who were seeking for the Spice Islands, subjugated the Sultanate of Ternate and the Jesuits converted the Islamized natives to Catholicism. The Spaniards captured Ternate island, which they turned into a garrison against the Dutch seeking for the other Spice Islands, but they were forced to leave when the Chinese pirateKoxingaplanned an invasion to pillage Manila. Some of the natives helped the Spaniards, and they were given a settlement near the Maragondon River estuary, first namedBahra. Koxinga died and the invasion failed, and the Ternate natives integrated into the local Tagalog population, but they are able to keep the Spanish creole they have, which survives asBahra Chabacano. Adjacent Maragondon has its
Top Attractions in Ternate (Cavite)
Explore the best things to see and do in Ternate (Cavite):
- ★Andres Bonifacio Shrine
- ★Fort Drum
- ★Mount Kalanggaman
- ★Mount Palay-palay
- ★Mount Pico de Loro
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