Juan de Salcedo (b.1549 - d. Ilocos Sur, 1576) was a Spanish commander and soldier. He was known as the last of the conquistadors. Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Conquistador (Spanish: kōn-kē-stŏ-dōr) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement...

Born in Mexico in 1549, Salcedo was the second eldest grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi. He joined Legazpi and brother Felipe de Salcedo in 1564 for the conquest of the Philippines at the age of 15, arriving in the East Indies in 1565. In 1569, Salcedo led an army of 300 soldiers along with Martín de Goiti for the conquest of Manila. There they fought a number of battles against the Muslim rulers and destroyed its kingdom in 1570 and 1571. Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships — including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the Roman Empire). ... Miguel López de Legazpi Miguel López de Legazpi (b. ... Felipe de Salcedo was a Spanish soldier, sea-captain and conquistador. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Motto: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa (English: For God, People, Nature, and Country) Anthem: Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land) Capital Manila Largest city Quezon City Official languages Filipino and English* Government Unitary presidential republic  - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  - Vice President Noli de Castro  - Senate President Manuel Villar  - House Speaker Jose... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... Martín de Goiti (b. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... Rajah Sulayman, also spelled as, Rajah Suliman or Rajah Soliman was the last Filipino-Muslim ruler of Manila known then as Maynilad during the Spanish colonization of Philippines during the late 1500s. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ...

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. Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

In 1574, Salcedo went back to the city of Manila, after a war had broken out against 3,000 Chinese Pirates and warriors who had besieged the settlements. Salcedo and his army of 600 soldiers re-captured the city later that year and followed the retreating Chinese army to Pangasinan in 1575. There, he and his forces burned and killed Lim ah hong and Lim ah hong's warriors. Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Look up war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of China drawn by the ROC and PRC. PRC flag in front of Shanghai. ... Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Limahon (spelled Lim ah hong in Chinese – b. ...

Salcedo later went back to Vigan, where he died of a malignant fever in his home on March 11, 1576 at the age of 27. His body is laid to rest at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros. Vigan City is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. ... An analogue medical thermometer showing the temperature of 38. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... The inside of the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, with magnificent trompe loeil mural on its ceiling and walls Historical Marker of San Agustin Church. ... Intramuros circa 1920s Walls of Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, is the oldest among the districts of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. ...

References

• Morga , Antonio de. (2004). The Project Gutenberg Edition Book : History of the Philippine Islands - 1521 to the beginning of the XVII century. Volume 1 and 2.

• Legazpi , Don Miguel López de. (1564 - 1572). Cartas al Rey Don Felipe II : sobre la expedicion, conquistas y progresos de las islas Felipinas. Sevilla, España.

External links

• Salcedo - The Founder of Vigan (Article)