Zamboanga City was founded in the late 12th or early 13th century as a settlement by the Subanen people. Zamboanga peninsula was also the homelands of the ancestors of the Yakan, the Balanguingui, and other closely related Sama-Bajau peoples. The area was inhabited by the Subanen people and was the site of trade among the Chinese, Malays and different native ethnic groups around the area. During the 13th century, the Tausūg people started migrating to Zamboanga and the Sulu archipelago …
