Beer in the Philippines brewery, on September 29, 1890 at 6 Calzada de Malacañan in Manila, near the Malacañan Palace, the then-residence of the Governor-General of the Philippines. The trade-name San Miguel, originates from the local brewery of San Miguel, Barcelona, Spain. He named the company after the section of Manila in which he lived and worked. Besides the flagship brew, it also produced several brews that almost all disappeared, including Double Bock, Cerveza Negra, Foreign Stout, Gold Ribbon, Extra Stout, Imported Pilsner Type, and Super Bock. Barretto was soon joined by Pedro Pablo Roxas, who brought with him a German brewmaster, Ludwig Kiene,
Philippines–Spain relations Philippines–Spain relations The Philippines–Spain relations (; ) is a bilateral and multilateral relations between the Philippines and Spain. The Philippines was the lone colony of the Spanish Empire in Asia for more than three centuries. Spain has an embassy in Manila, and the Philippines has an embassy in Madrid. As of 2007, there are 115,362 Filipinos with dual citizenship. There are also 40,000 Filipinos residing in Spain who do not hold Spanish citizenship. and an estimated 4,000 Spanish citizens residing in the Philippines. Leaders of the two states (1947–1981) Leaders of the two states (1981–present) The first Filipino settlement in