Miguel López de Legazpi
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Don Miguel López de Legazpi, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador who financed and led an expedition to conquer the Philippine islands in the mid-16th century. He was j
Miguel López de Legazpi, en La Hormiga de Oro
Birthplace of López de Legazpi in Zumarraga, Basque Country
A route of the Spanish expeditions in the Philippines.
Tomb of Legazpi in San Agustin church inside the walled city of Manila
Spanish East Indies
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The Spanish East Indies were the colonies of the Spanish Empire in Asia and Oceania from 1565 to 1901, governed through the captaincy general in Manila for the Spanish Crown, initially reporting to Me
Miguel López de Legazpi
…settlement in the East Indies after his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Cebu in 1565. He became the first governor-general of the Spanish East Indies, which was administered from New Spain for the Spanish crown. It also encompassed other Pacific islands, namely Guam, the Mariana Islands, Palau, and…
Trades in the Manila through the Rio de Pasig.
Infantry army uniforms in the Philippines, 1856
Native Filipino, 1800s.