Tourist Guide Makati
Makati is is bounded on the north by the Pasig River, on the northeast by Pasig
City, on the southeast by the municipalities of Pateros and Taguig, on the northwest
by the capital City of Manila and on the southwest by Pasay City.
In the pre-Spanish era, Makati was ruled by Lakan Tagkan, a native chieftain,
and his wife Bouan. It was Don Miguel de Legaspi, the founder of Manila and
first Governor-General of the Philippines, who first spotted the area.
Between the years 1578 to 1670, Makati was a district of Santa Ana de Sapa under
the jurisdiction of a Franciscan priest named Pedro de Alfaro. Makati was then
known as San Pedro de Makati in honour of its patron saint.
In 1914, Philippine Legislature Act. No. 2390 changed the name San Pedro de
Makati to Makati, which remained to date as its official name.
At present Makati is one of the most modern cities in the country. It is the
country’s financial centre and is even known as the “Wall Street
of the Philippines.
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