Cavite City (Maharlika Timeline)

The City of Salatan (Maharlikan: Kota Selatan, Tagalog: Kota ng Salatan, Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Celatan), known during the Spanish colonial era as Cavite (Spanish: Ciudad de Cavite, Tagalog: Kota or Lungsod ng Kabite) is a city in Maharlka, in the southern tip of the island of Luzon.

The name "Salatan" comes from Old Malay and Old Tagalog meaning "south". Its king during initial contact with the Spaniards, was known by "Rajah Salatan", or the "southern king", due to the city's location on the southern tip of Luzon. Often-known as the "Capital of Christianity in Maharlika". Salatan is known for its historical colonial-era architecture, cathedrals, halls, villas and landmarks. including the Kota Raya Kedatuan, known during the Spanish era as Intramuros, home the wealthy and political elite.

Prior to Spanish colonization, modern-day Salatan was a trading kingdom, ruled by a rajah, of the same name. The Spaniards encountered a Rajah Salatan, who was either a Hindu or Muslim originally, and became a baptized Catholic, as Don Alberto Salatan.

Thanks to Rajah Salatan's friendship with the Spaniards, for 300 years, Cavite became the capital of Spanish Philippines, its entire population converted to Roman Catholicism. The Spaniards built many impressive cathedrals, palaces and halls that still remain today as historic and tourist landmarks in Datu Paras.

Cavite suffered invasions from the Islamic kingdoms to the south. During the Japanese invasion of the Maharlikan Archipelago, Cavite City suffered heavy damage from Japanese forces. However, many of the historical buildings remained in tact.

After World War II, Cavite-native Datu Paras Sri Magtanggol, a self-proclaimed descendant of Rajah Salatan, the city's modern-day namesake, born with a Spanish name, of a prominent Tagalog and Spanish-speaking family, waged the Cultural Revolution in Cavite, forcing the city's inhabitants to drop their Spanish surnames and re-adopt Old Sanskrit, Old Malay and Old Tagalog naming traditions.

Datu Paras lead an infamous raid on Intramuros, re-naming it Kota Raya Kedatuan, since many royal families lived there, to which Datu Paras also forced to change back to Old Malay and Old Tagalog names.