New Perspectives on Manila’s Chinese Community at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century

A new perspective on Manila’s Chinese community at the turn of the eighteenth century challenges the conventional paradigm of Christian Chinese monopolization of power, revealing instead systemic racism and sadistic crimes against Chinese merchants by Spanish officials. The study, centered on a 1701 judicial case involving Pedro Barredo, exposes the psychological underpinnings of Spain’s discriminatory policies while highlighting the economic contributions of Chinese immigrants. Utilizing unpublished documents from the Archivo General de Indias in Seville and the National Archives of the Philippines, this research fills critical gaps in historical literature on the Chinese Overseas experience in Manila before 1800.

Slack (史义华), E. R. (2021). New Perspectives on Manila’s Chinese Community at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century. Journal of Chinese Overseas, 17(1), 117–146. https://doi.org/10.1163/17932548-12341436