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Miguel López de Legazpi.
16th-century Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial governor
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About Miguel López de Legazpi
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 joined by Guido de Lavezares, relative Martin de Goiti, friar Andrés de Urdaneta, and his grandsons Juan and Felipe de Salcedo, in the expedition. Legazpi established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies after his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Cebu in 1565.
Everything about Miguel López de Legazpi →- Occupation
- explorer, military personnel, politician, conquistador
- Position held
- Governor-General of the Philippines
- Citizenship
- Crown of Castile
- Born
- June 12, 1502
- Died
- August 20, 1572