villalobos expedition
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Under of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, 6 ships and 370 men, departed from Juan Gallego
(Navidad) Mexico in Nov. 1542 by early 1543,They reached the Eastern Coast of
Mindanao, at Saranggani Island. Villalobos essayed setting up a colony and even
ordered his men to plow the land to plant corn-The first time on Philippine Soil. It’s
because of extreme hunger due to the absence of enough food supply. Saranggani
had only a very minimal amount of food available at that time, Like rice, sago, a few
hens, hogs, and three deer.
Villalobos surrendered to the Portuguese at Amboina in the Malaku.
Succumbed in a malignant fever. Named Tandaya or Kandaya (Leyte) in 1543
as Las Phelipinas in honor of then crown-prince Philip II, by Bernardo de la Torre (Capitan Calabaza) commander of the Ship, San Juan de Letran.
Las Islas Felipinas (Ang Kapuluan ng Pilipinas)
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