Editing Cainta (section)

===Spanish rule===
[[File:Ang Sepoy at ang Magsusuman, Cainta, Rizal.jpg|thumb|Ang Sepoy at ang Magsusuman]]
Founded on November 30, 1571, Cainta was a fiercely independent village that fought valiantly against the Spaniards but was later defeated and became a ''visita'' (annex) of Taytay in 1571 under the [[Jesuits]]. Changes in ecclesiastical administration made Cainta a part of Pasig under the Augustinians but it was deeded back to the Jesuits by the King of Spain in 1696. Cainta became a separate township in 1760.

====Conversion to Catholicism====
The chief religion is Roman Catholicism. When the Spaniards arrived, they celebrated the feast of [[St. Andrew]] the Apostle and a mass was held in a chapel made of nipa palm branches and wood. Many people came to attend and consequently were baptized into the faith.

The Church of Cainta was completed in 1715. It was gutted during World War II. Only the outer walls and the facade remained which was repaired with a coat of Portland cement. In 1727, an image depicting Our Lady of Light was brought to Cainta from Sicily, Italy, and was among the structures destroyed by Japanese and the joint American and Filipino bombs. Except for the outer walls, now greatly renovated, hardly anything remains of the old church. Extensive damage was also caused by recurrent earthquakes and typhoons that plagued the Philippines. The natives helped in its restoration and the new building was completed on February 25, 1968, and blessed by Manila Cardinal Archbishop [[Rufino Jiao Santos]].

Cainta became an independent town in 1760. During the brief British occupation of Luzon (1762–1763), part of its [[British Raj|British India]] troops known as [[Sepoy]]s lived and intermarried with the natives in one of the town's barrios. The Indian left a culinary legacy in the spicy and highly seasoned dishes that are now part of mainstream Cainta cuisine. Cainta became part of [[Tondo, Manila|Tondo]] (starting 1763) but separated in 1883 and incorporated with the district of [[Morong (district)|Morong]].