Guilalo (also spelled gilalo, jilalo, bilalo, or guilálas), were large
Tagalogoutrigger ships from the
Philippines. They were common vessels in
Manila Bay in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1][2] They were easily identifiable by their two large
settee sails made with woven fiber. They were steered by a central
rudder and can be rowed with round-bladed oars.[3][4][5][6]
They were also sometimes referred to as tafurea (or tarida) in
Spanish, due to their similarity in appearance to the
Medieval European tafurea, a flat-bottomed sailing ship used to
transport horses.[10] They are also sometimes known as "panco", a Spanish general term for bangka.[11]
Model of a guilalo displayed in the 1887 Exposición General de las Islas Filipinas in
Madrid
^George Bennett (1832).
"Notes on Manilla, island of Luçonia". The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia. 3: 23.