One of the symbols of Manila’s, and the Ynchausti y Companias’ affluence was the Puente Colgante (“Hanging Bridge”). In Manila My Manila, Nick Joaquin described the bridge during the dawn ...

On Jan. 4, 1852, Puente Colgante, the first bridge built over Pasig River in Quiapo, Manila, was inaugurated. It was commissioned by Jose Joaquin de Ynchausti, managing director of Banco Español ...

The Puente Colgante, completed in 1852 and a symbol of modernity in the country, was the first steel suspension bridge in Asia and was owned by Ynchausti y Compania. When the Americans occupied ...