Felipe de Salcedo was a Spanish soldier, sea-captain and conquistador. He joined his brother Juan de Salcedo and grand-father Miguel López de Legazpi in 1564 for the conquest of the Philippines. Felipe commanded 1 ship, out 5 fleets that sailed from Mexico to the Philippines. Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i. ... Juan de Salcedo (b. ... Miguel López de Legazpi (b. ... Events March 8 â Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 â Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 â The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... The Philippines is divided into a hierarchy of local government units (LGUs) with the province as the primary unit. ...
He joined Legazpi and brother FelipedeSalcedo in 1564 for the conquest of the Philippines at the age of 15, who arrived in the East Indies in 1565.
Salcedo later explored the northern regions of the Philippines with a small force of 45 soldiers in the late periods of 1571, where he traveled most of Ilocos Sur and Luzon island and founded several Spanish Cities.
Salcedo and his army of 600 soldiers, re-captured the city later that year and followed the retreating Chinese army to Pangasinan in 1575.