Legazpi's Expedition

​Legazpi's Expedition

Multiple Choice

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi was accompanied by _________, who served as his head navigator and spiritual adviser.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

• Fr. Andres de Urdaneta

Open Ended

Based on your readings, what was his role and contribution in the expedition?

• ​to preach and convert the natives to Christianity

• discover new routes from Cebu to Acapulco, Mexico

• Augustinian priests joined Legazpi in his expedition to the Philippines in 1571.

Open Ended

Aside from Fr. Urdaneta, who were the other significant people who joined them?

• ​other friars (priests)

• the experienced Marshall Martin de Goiti

• the courageous, adventurous Captain Juan de Salcedo

​Martin de Goiti

​Juan de Salcedo

​Augustinians

Multiple Select

Why was Legazpi sent on an expedition? Choose two answers that apply.

• establish a Spanish territory or settlement in the Philippines

• get information about the spice trade and report it to the king

• discover a new return route from the Islands in the East to Mexico

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Legazpi’s expedition did not encounter major challenges.

Open Ended

What were those challenges and how did he overcome them?

Challenges

• The Cebuanos were unfriendly or harsh to them.

• Some of his people refused to work for him.​

• Hostility of the Portuguese​.

• Muslim kingdom ruled by Rajah Soliman​.

• He used the policy of attraction. He invited the Cebuanos to come down from the mountains and promised not to harm any of them.

• He acted justly with his agreements with the Filipinos and punished those who refused to cooperate with him.

• He forced the Portuguese to leave the Philippines with the help of the Cebuanos.

• Legazpi’s men, led by Martin de Goiti, defeated Rajah Soliman and his warriors.

• Ferdinand Magellan (1521)

• Garcia Jofre Loaisa (1525)

• Sebastian Cabot (1526)

• Alvaro de Saavedra (1527)

• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos (1542) - known for naming the country “Islas Felipenas” in honor of King Charles’ son, Prince Philip (Felipe), who later became king of Spain

• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi - established the first Spanish settlements and became the first governor-general of the Philippines

​What important learning can we get from Legazpi’s expedition?​

​On the other hand, as a Filipino living at present, what can you say about what he did back then?

What moral lesson can we get from this perspective?

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​REMINDER: SA1 (GWA) on C__D__. Study Arrival of the Spaniards. See pp. 40- 52 of your SS textbook.