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Ciudad de Zamboanga
(City of Zamboanga)
original unedited photo (c) Cornerstone Photography
retrato (c) IG: @vaughnvoyage
Zamboanga City ( Zamboangueño or Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga) (Filipino:Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is classified as a highly urbanized city and it is currently ranked as the 6th most populous city (947,020 population as of 2010) and the 3rd largest city by area in the Philippines. ((522/km2) 1,353/sq mi)
The Chabacano (popularly known as Zamboangueño, which is based on 70% Spanish words, and 30% Italian, Portuguese, Quechua, Taino, Mexican-Indian, Nauhtl, Tagalog, Illongo, Bisaya and other Philippine languages) made Zamboanga as "Asia's Latin City". Chavacano language is the only Spanish-based creole in Asia
(City of Zamboanga)


El Ayuntamiento de Zamboanga
photo (c) Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ

photo (c) Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ

original unedited photo (c) Cornerstone Photography

retrato (c) IG: @vaughnvoyage


Zamboanga City ( Zamboangueño or Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga) (Filipino:Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is classified as a highly urbanized city and it is currently ranked as the 6th most populous city (947,020 population as of 2010) and the 3rd largest city by area in the Philippines. ((522/km2) 1,353/sq mi)
The Chabacano (popularly known as Zamboangueño, which is based on 70% Spanish words, and 30% Italian, Portuguese, Quechua, Taino, Mexican-Indian, Nauhtl, Tagalog, Illongo, Bisaya and other Philippine languages) made Zamboanga as "Asia's Latin City". Chavacano language is the only Spanish-based creole in Asia
Images source: 1, 2, 3.
Asia's Latin City Visitors

www.efe.com
Zamboanga (Filipinas), 9 Junio 2017 (EFE). - El idioma Chabacano, último exponente de la lengua Española en Filipinas, sobrevive a los embates del inglés y el tagalo en la ciudad sureña de Zamboanga gracias al empeño de académicos y medios de comunicación.
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