Don Juan of Manila (World of Sultans)

Juan de Carlos y Enrique was the leader of the barangays south of the Pasig River from 1716-1718, and later the cabeza (chief leader) of the Santa Cruz barangay.

He is descended from the Sulayman Dynasty, a Muslim dynasty that ruled Manila. His father, Carlos Safaruddin was the seventh sultan of Manila.

Childhood
Juan was born to Carlos Safaruddin, in Manila, the site of the former sultanate and today the capital of the Philippines. The sultanate had ended around his father's reign over the barangays south of the Pasig River which were once thriving Muslim settlements.