Know more about the expeditions in the Philippines. Find out this presentation. After their conquest of Mexico, they decided to continue their settlement of the Philippines through the expeditions of Garcia Jofre Loaisa (1525), Sebastian Cabot (1526), Alvaro de Saavedra (1527), Rudy Lopez de Villalobos (1542) and Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1564).

1. Alias, Glyne Dave
Alistag, Kevin Denver
Antero, Maryan Keith
Antonio, Kim Zedrick
Magtino, Ronelia
Pacatiw, Rhezeil Mae

2. • Garcia Jofre Loaisa (1525)
• Sebastian Cabot (1526)
• Alvaro de Saavedra (1527)
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos (1542)
• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
(1564).
What we'll discuss

3. Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese
Born: February 4, 1480
Died: April 27, 1521
This Day in World History
March 16, 1521
Magellan Reaches the Philippines
Magellan and his expedition were the first Europeans to
reach the Philippines, a stop on the first circumnavigation
of the globe, though Magellan’s portion of that journey
would soon end.

4. The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in 1521 by
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, who
named the islands after King Philip II of Spain.
Las Felipinas/Las Filipinas/Las Islas Filipinas
(The Philippine Isles/Phillip's Island)

5. Magellan wanted to
convert the Filipinos to
Christianity, but Lapu
Lapu refused and thus
started a war with
Magellan.
As a result out of the five
ships and 300 men that
Magellan had, only one
ship, the Victoria, and 18
men survived and
managed to sail back to
Sevilla, Spain on
September 6, 1522
Continue their settlement
of the Philippines through
the expeditions of Loaisa
(1525), Cabot (1526),
Saavedra (1527),
Villalobos (1542) and
Legazpi (1564).

6. 1490 – 20 July 1526
Spanish Friar
Head of Order of Saint John
Loaísa Expedition

7. The Spanish government
sent a fleet under Garcia
Jofre de Loaisa to claim
the Spice Islands (in
particular, the Moluccas)
for Spain.
Santiago --- On way to Mexico
San Lesmes --- No Information
Santa Maria del Parral and Santa
Maria de la Victoria, --- crossed
the Pacific

8. The expedition resulted in the discovery
of the Sea of Hoces south of Cape
Horn, and the Marshall Islands in the
Pacific. One ship ultimately arrived in
the Spice Islands in September 1526.

9. 1474 – December 1557
Venetian explorer/navigator/cartographer
Credited with gaining "the high latitudes"
Cabot Expedition

10. The first English voyage to North America (1497), resulted in the
discovery of the Labrador coast of Newfoundland (mistaken at the time
for the coast of China).
He sailed in command of his own expedition in 1526 with the intention of
following the lead of Magellan and García Jofré de Loaisa to the
Moluccas.
Cabot returned to Spain empty-handed in 1530. He was prosecuted and
imprisoned for a short time.

11. 1518-1540 --- sailed for Spain as chief pilot (Río
de la Plata, the Paraná River and the Paraguay
River)
1544 --- Mapmaking
1551 --- last career as governor of the Muscovy
Company

12. Late 15th Century - October 9, 1529
Spanish Explorer
Saavedra Ceron Expedition - 1527-
1529

13. Expedition to the Far East ---
Alvaro de Saavedra was
appointed by Ceron's cousin
to command the expedition.
October 31, 1527 from
Zihuatanejo, Zacatula (in the
present-day Mexican state of
Guerrero).
One Hundred and Ten men in
three ships: Florida, Santiago
and Espiritu Santo.
His expedition's goals were;
To see what might have happened to
the survivors of Magellan expedition.
To look for Trinidad which had not been
heard from.
To inquire what became of the Cabot
expedition.
To see what happened to the Loaisa
expedition.

14. The expedition left
part of Zihuatanejo,
Mexico on
November 1, 1527.
Saavedra carried a
letter from Cortes
addressed to the
King of Cebu.
Trade with them,
and offered to pay
a ransom for any
Spaniard who
might be a
prisoner in Cebu.
The expedition
reached Guam on
December 29 and
took possession of
Yap Island in the
name of the King
of Spain.

15. Early 1528
The ship reached
Mindanao and
ransomed
Magellan
Expedition's
survivors $70 in
Mexican Gold.
Saavedra
steered his ship
to Cebu, but
unfavorable
winds drove it to
Tidore
(Indonesia).
He died in the sea.
October 9, 1529
He instructed his
men to return to
Tidore in case the
weather did not
permit them to sail
for Mexico.

16. 1500 – 23 April 1546
Spanish explorer
Las Islas Filipinas
Discovered Pacific group
of Islands
Villalobos expedition

17. Set sail for the Philippines from Navidad, Mexico on November
1, 1542.
February 2, 1543 --- reached Mindanao
Established a colony in Sarangani but could not stay long
because of insufficient food supply.
Landed on Tidore in the Moluccas, where they were captured
by the Portuguese.

18. Las Islas Filipinas -- In honor King Charles' son,
Prince Philip, who later became king of Spain.
Died on April 23, 1546, in his prison cell on the
island of Amboyna, of a tropical fever, or as
the Portuguese said "Of a broken heart".

19. 1510 Zumárraga, Spain—August 20, 1572,
Manila, Philippines
Spanish explorer
Served as the first governor of the Philippines
Established the city of Manila
Legazpi Expedition

20. Legaspi's expedition
landed in Cebu island.
He proceeded to Leyte,
then to Camiguin and to
Bohol. There Legaspi
made a blood compact
with the chieftain, Datu
Sikatuna.
King Charles I
stopped
sending
colonizers to
the Islands.
King Philip II
instructed Luis de
Velasco, the
viceroy of Mexico,
to prepare a new
expedition.

21. Bohol --- Spices and Gold
April 27, 1565 --- returned to Cebu; destroyed the town
of Raja Tupas and establish a settlement.
They built the port of Fuerza de San Pedro which became
the Spanish trading outpost and stronghold for the
region..

22. May 8, 1570 --- Goiti arrived in Manila.
An expedition of 300 men headed by
Martin de Goiti left Cebu for Manila.
They found the islands of Panay and
Mindoro.

23. Rajah Suliman
Muslim King
Lakandula Rajah Matanda
Ruler of Manila Ruler of Manila

25. 1574 --- Manila was bestowed
the title "Insigne y Siempre Leal
Ciudad de España" by King
Philip II of Spain.

26. The Spaniards conquered the
Philippines for 333 years. No unity, no
proper government, divided tribes.

27. The Spaniards introduced new customs
and a new religion. They brought over
new practices and institutions from their
earlier colonial experiences in Latin
America.

29. • Garcia Jofre Loaisa (1525) - unsuccessful
• Sebastian Cabot (1526) - unsuccessful
• Alvaro de Saavedra (1527) - unsuccessful
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos (1542) - unsuccessful
• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1564) - successful

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