Karakoa

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Karakoa was an ancient trading warship in the Philippines by the Visayan and Kapampangan people built out of plank fastened with stakes, fitted with accoutrements necessary for searading (mangayaw), slaves and occasional bride.

Historical Mentions

Relacion de las Islas Pilipinas (1604)

Pedro Chirino, a Spanish friar and a historian, said on his book Relacion de las Islas Filipinas that Karakoa was three times faster than a Spanish Galleon.

Historias de las Islas e Indios de las Bisayas(1668)

The book detailed how friar Francisco Alcina a keen shipwright admired the efficiency of the vessels crafted by the native Visayans.

Battle of Bangkusay (1571)

There were 2,000 Kapampangan belligerents in the Battle of Bangkusay who boarded on 40 Karakoas.[1]

References

  1. ^ https://xiaochua.net/tag/karakoa/


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