Historical Calendar. National Historical Institute, Manila, 1996.
1762 The British invaders smash all Spanish and Filipino opposition within and outside the Walled City. Simon de Anda y Salazar, who promises to keep the islands for Spain, leaves Manila at 10 o'clock in the evening, setting of a small banca to Bulacan. 1806 Charles IV reduces tariffs on Philippine goods for a period of four years in order to encourage trade. 1863 Birth of Francisco Roman, tobacco manufacturer, revolutionary leader, hero of the battle of Caloocan, on February 28, 1899. 1890 The Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel, founded by D. Enrique Maria Baretto de Ycaza on March 4, 1890, is inaugurated.