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It was in this manner that the city earned the name "Intramuros", meaning the walls. Honored by King Philip II w/ the title Insigne y Siempre Leal Ciudad (Distinguised and Ever Loyal City), it served as the political, cultural, educational, religious and commercial center of Spain's empire in the East. The riches of Asia were gathered in the Ciudad Murada or Walled City (as Intramuros was later known) and loaded on galleons in Cavite for transport to Acapulco, Mexico.
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