1) The document summarizes early European voyages to Asia in the 15th and 16th centuries, including those led by Prince Henry of Portugal, Bartholomew Diaz, Vasco de Gama, Christopher Columbus, and others. 2) It then focuses on Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, which sailed under the Spanish flag and was the first to circumnavigate the world, arriving in the Philippines in 1521. 3) The document outlines the establishment of Spanish settlements in the Philippines beginning in 1565 under the leadership of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, including founding settlements in Cebu, Panay, and Manila.

1. Lektura ni G. Reymar T. Yson sa
Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

7. Early Voyages to
Asia

8. Prince Henry of Portugal –
Azores, Africa in 1421
1487 – Bartholomew Diaz
discovered Cape of good
Hope
1498 - Vasco de Gama
reached Calicut, India

9. 1492 - Christopher
Columbus discovered the
New World
1500 - Vicente Dinzon
discovered Brazil
1513 - Nunez de Balboa
discovered Panama and
Pacific Ocean

11. 7 June 1494, divided the
newly discovered lands
outside Europe between
Portugal and Spain along
a meridian 370 leagues
west of the Cape Verde
islands (off the west coast
of Africa).

15. King Charles I of Spain
sponsored Magellan
Expedition.
5 Ships: flagship Trinidad,
San Antonio, Concepcion,
Santiago, and Victoria

17. 1520, Discovered the Strait
going to the Pacific Ocean.
1521, reached in Marianas
Island but renamed Isla de
Ladrones.
1521, March 17 – Reached
Samar. Landed at
Homonhon

18. In Limasawa, Magellan
committed a blood
compact with Rajah
Kulambo and Ago.
March 31 - held the First
Mass (Limasawa). The
Archipelago of St.
Lazarus.

20. 8 April 1521 - Arrived at
Cebu. Magellan
committed a Blood
compact with Rajah
Humabon.
15 April 1521 - Baptismal
of Humabon and Hara
Amihan

23. Rajah Sula(?)
April 28, 1521 the
Battle of Mactan
where the Banua of
Lapu Lapu won…

27. Loaisa (1525)
Cabot (1526)
Saavedra (1527)
Villalobos (1542)

30. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
and Father Andres de
Urdaneta sailed from New
Spain port of Natividad
with 380 men on Nov. 21,
1564

31. Feb 1565, Arrived in
Samar. Pacto de Sangre
with Datu Bankaw
Went to Bohol - Pacto
de Sangre with Rajah
Sikatuna and Datu Gala

34. April 27, 1565 arrived in
Cebu. Fought against
Rajah Tupaz which
later on settled for
peace.
Construction of Fort
San Pedro.

35. San Miguel but later
named as The City of
the Most Holy Name
Jesus

37. Facing many Problems in
Cebu
1569 - Settled in Panay
Augustinian converted
some Ancient Filipinos

39. Conquered first: Visayas
Region, Masbate, Burias,
Ticero, Albay (Capt.
Enriquez de Guzman),
Talim and Lubang Island
(Juan de Salcedo)

40. Marshal de Goiti
(Balayan) and Salcedo
(Bonbon River – Taal)
Battled with Rajah
Sulayman (De Goiti) on
May 24, 1570.

42. Fr. Diego Herrera
suggested to settle in
Manila
June 24, 1571 after the
Battle of Bangkusay
officially took over Manila

43. Renamed Ayuntamiento as
the Capital of Felipinas.
Philip II called Manila as
Distinguished and ever
Loyal City and Legaspi
became the 1st Governor
General in Felipinas

44. Legaspi appointed
the following: 2
Alcaldes, Alguaal
Mayor, 12 regidones
(legislative council),
and 1 Clerk

45. Juan de Salcedo
conquered Taytay,
Cainta, Ilocus Sur (Villa
Fernandina de Vigan),
Morong, Tayabas and
Polilio Island.

46. De Goiti conquered
majoirty of Central
Luzon and Pangasinan.
Legaspi died on Aug.
20, 1572