Miguel López de Legaspi (1510 - August 20, 1572) was a Spanish Conquistador whose conquest of the Philippine Islands was for the glory of Spain and Christianity. His conquest began 333 years of Spanish rule. Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 16 - The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... The word Spanish can mean: The Spanish language (also known as Castilian) The ethnic Spanish people (Spaniards), see also list of Spanish people From or related to Spain This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ... The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. ...

Legaspi was born in Zumarraga, Guipúzcoa in Spain in 1510. He went to New Spain (Mexico) in 1545 and worked for some years as a chief notary to the common council and the civil governor of the city of Mexico. He was later commissioned by the viceroy Luis de Velasco to lead an expedition to claim the Philippine Islands in 1564. The expedition was ordered by King Philip II, after whom the islands were named. The viceroy died in July of that year, but the audiencia, governing provisionally, completed the preparations for the expedition. On November 21, 1564, armed with five ships and 400 soldiers, Legaspi sailed from the port of Navidad, New Spain (present day Mexico). Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa ( Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Flag of New Spain New Spain (in the Spanish language Nueva España) was the name given to the Spanish colonial territory in North America from c. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public in 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 Philippines Births February 6 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and... Philip II of Spain (1527 – September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public in 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 Philippines Births February 6 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and... Flag of New Spain New Spain (in the Spanish language Nueva España) was the name given to the Spanish colonial territory in North America from c. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to...

Legaspi and his men arrived in the Philippine archipelago in early 1565 and founded the first Spanish settlement on Cebu and called it Villa San Miguel (now a barangay in Cebu City). He was able to use his tact and diplomacy in successfully befriending the natives. In March 1565, he made a blood compact with Datu Sikatuna on Bohol as a sign of friendship between the two peoples. (See Sandugo festival.) But in other places he encountered strong resistance and a battle was fought due to reaction of the natives against the abuses undergone in the past at the hands of Portuguese and Spanish explorers in 1521. Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... Cebu City is the capital of the province of Cebu in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. ... Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... The word Portuguese can mean: From or related to Portugal The ethnic Portuguese people, see list of Portuguese people The Portuguese language Portuguese Creole Portuguese sidewalk Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who was nicknamed My little Portuguese by her husband Robert Browning. ... The word Spanish can mean: The Spanish language (also known as Castilian) The ethnic Spanish people (Spaniards), see also list of Spanish people From or related to Spain This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ...

After conquering the island of Mindoro, he sents off one of his ships to report his progress back to Mexico, which arrived in Acapulco on August 20, 1569. Having heard of the prospering Maynilad (now Manila), a Muslim settlement on Luzon island, he dispatched two of his men, Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo (Legaspi's grandson) to Maynilad where they arrived on May 8, 1570. The Spaniards were welcomed by the friendly Muslim natives. However, the Spaniards had other plans and they marched forward to Manila were a bloody battle was fought between the two groups on May 24 over the control of land. The heavily armed Spaniards defeated and crushed the natives and conquered Maynilad. Mindoro is the fourth-largest island in the Philippines. ... Acapulco, also known as Acapulco de Juárez, is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 190 miles S.S.W. of Mexico City, at 16. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Martin de Goiti was the leader of the expedition to Manila, ordered by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, in 1569. ... Juan de Salcedo, grandson of the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legaspi, was known as the last of the conquistadors. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 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. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ...

The following year, in 1571, Legaspi brought his entire force of 600 arm soldiers to Maynilad and established a permanent settlement on it on June 24 and builds a walled city (See Intramuros). He proclaimed the town as the island's capital and permanent seat of the Spanish government in the East. Manila was given the title "Ever Loyal and Distinguished City of Spain in the Orient." With the help of Spanish friars, he established a government to administer the islands. Legaspi thus became the first governor-general of the Philippines. After his successful conquest of Manila. He sents Spanish soldiers and Augustinian friars from island to island to established forts and emposed Roman Catholic religion among the vast Native Malay population. People who did not accept Spanish rule were quickly terminated. Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Intramuros ca. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... Catholic is a term generally used in relation to the members, beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Malay can mean: The Malay language The Malay people From or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France: Malay-le-Grand Malay-le-Petit This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

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Legaspi later died in Manila in 1572. Events January 16 - The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ...

During his travels, he wrote several letters to the Spanish king about his conquest, which, under the title Cartas al Rey Don Felipe II. sobre la expedicion, conquistas y progresos de las islas Felipinas, are preserved in manuscript in the archives of the Indies at Seville, Spain. This article is about the city in Spain. ...