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Panday Pira was a native of the southern islands of the Philippines. He migrated to Manila in 1508 and established a foundry on the northern bank of the Pasig River. Rajah Sulayman commissioned Panday Pira to cast the cannon that were mounted on the palisades surrounding his kingdom.
Aug 2, 2023 · The Life of Panday Pira, the Philippines' First Cannon Maker. The Kapampangan blacksmith went from making cannons for Rajah Sulayman to becoming the Spanish Army's official cannon maker. By Esquire Philippines | Aug 2, 2023. IMAGE PHOTO: FILIPINO HEROES COMIC SERIES.
When the Spanish forces anchored at the mouth of Pasig River under Marshal Martin de Goiti and Don Juan de Salcedo, they were met by salvos from the cannons made by Panday Pira. These native artillery pieces were hidden behind a network of wooden rattan and bamboo mattings supported by logs and timber of the Kuta.
Aug 27, 2022 · To give us a history, Panday Pira is a Muslim blacksmith. His name is translated as “Blacksmith Pira,” because panday is a Tagalog word for “blacksmith.”. He is also a well-known cannon maker which no one in the Philippines at that time can match.
Jul 29, 2015 · Panday Pira (1483-1576) was the first Filipino cannon-maker whose cannon foundry was established in Santa Ana during the 1500s. Unfortunately, his foundry disappeared after the Spaniards settled in Manila, and its exact location is unknown today. Panday Pira is acknowledged as the first Filipino metallurgist.
Panday Pira was a native of the southern islands of the Philippines. He migrated to Manila in 1508 and established a foundry on the northern bank of the Pasig River. Rajah Sulayman commissioned Panday Pira to cast the cannon that were mounted on the palisades surrounding his kingdom.
Jan 11, 2018 · Panday Pira was a Muslim Pampango blacksmith who is acknowledged as “The First Filipino Cannon-maker” and his weapons were used by Raja Sulayman to defend the land from Martin De Goiti’s army. Sulayman was ultimately defeated and the Spaniard colonizer’s turned Panday Pira into their own cannon makers.
