2. THE MAGELLAN EXPEDITION
Ferdinand Magellan – Portuguese
King Charles I of Spain – 1518
Could reach Moluccas (Spice Islands) by sailing west
5 ships
Trinidad (Flagship)
Concepcion
Victoria
Santiago
San Antonio
3. The expedition left port and sailed southward across
the Atlantic – September 20, 1519
Pernambuco Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio dela Plata – Feb 1520
4. Port St. Juana (Southern tip of America) – mutiny of his
captains took place – March 1520
Strait to the Pacific Ocean (Strait of Magellan) with 3 ships
remaining.
Ladrones Islands (Marianas) or “Islas de Landrones” –
March 1521
Samar – Coming of the 1st Spaniards in the Philippines. –
March 17, 1521
5. Homonhon Islet
Limasawa – ruled by Rajah Kulamu
1st blood compact between Filipinos and Spaniards
1st mass celebrated by Father Pedro de Valderrama –
March 31, 1521 (Easter Sunday)
Magellan took possession of the islands and called them
Archipelago of St. Lazarus in the name of King Charles.
6. Cebu – Ruled by Rajah Humabon – April 8, 1521
A blood compact took place.
Mass was celebrated
Magellan’s cross was erected and persuaded the
Cebuanos to become Christians
Magellan presented Queen Juana an image of the infant
Jesus.
Rajah Sula asked Magellan’s help to defeat Lapulapu
7. Mactan – April 28, 1521
Battle of Mactan
Magellan was defeated by Lapulapu
Spaniards left after Magellan was defeated
Victoria successfully returned to Spain commanded by
Sebastian del Cano.
Antonio Pigaffeta – chronicler of Magellan
8. THE VILLALOBOS EXPEDITION
Conflict between Spain and Portugal over the
possession of the Moluccas.
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Zaragoza
Portugal won possession of the Moluccas after paying
Spain the sum of 350, 000 gold ducats.
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
6 ships
Left Mexico – November 1, 1542
9. Mindanao – Feb. 1543
Villalobos sent Bernardo dela Torre to get some food.
Tandaya (Samar)
Named the islands of Samar and Leyte Felipinas in honor of
the King Philip II.
Moluccas – captured by the Portuguese
Set free and tried to sail for Mexico but Villalobos died in
amoeba in 1546.
10. THE LEGAZPI EXPEDITION
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi – head of the expedition
With Father Andres de urdaneta
With 4 ships n 380 men
Left mexican Port – November 21, 1564
Cebu – Feb. 1565
Cibabao (Leyte)
Samar – Blood compact took place with some chieftains
11. Camiguin Island
Butuan in Mindanao
Bohol – Blood compact with Datu Sikatuna and Si
Gala took place
Cebu – to get some food and settle.
12. Having settled in Cebu, Legaspi ordered the return of
the ship San Pedro to Mexico to be piloted by Father
Urdaneta together with Felipe de Salcedo.
Father Urdaneta left Cebu on June 1, 1565.
He discovered a new route which was later used
during the Galeon Trade in Manila.
13. FIRST SETTLEMENT IN CEBU
Cebuanos were hostile to the Spaniards
Cebuano chieftain Tupas fled to the mountains after
setting all the houses on fire in what is now Cebu City.
Agreement between Legaspi and Cebuanos took place
Provisions of the agreement:
The Filipinos promised to be loyal to the King of Spain
and to the Spaniards.
The Filipinos promised to help the Spaniards in any
battle against an enemy; in return, the Spaniards
promised to protect the Filipinos in all enemies.
14. A Filipino who had committed a crime against a
Spaniard should be turned over to the Spanish
authorities while a Spaniard who had committed a crime
to a Filipino should be turned over to the Filipino
chieftain.
Goods to be sold, to either the Spaniards or the Filipinos
should be moderately priced
An armed Filipino would not be allowed to enter
Spanish settlement.
15. Peace reigned in Cebu
Fort San Pedro was constructed
Legaspi named the settlement, “City of the Most Holy
Name of Jesus”.
16. THE SETTLEMENT IN PANAY
Legaspi faced a lot of problems in Cebu
Mutiny
Hostility of the Portuguese
Lack of food
Cebu
Panay – 1569
2nd settlement
Converted some natives to Christianity
17. THE 1ST VOYAGE TO MANILA
Legaspi decided to spread Spanish rule over the
islands of the archipelago
Sent small expeditions
Juan de Salcedo reported about Manila
Manila was a Muslim kingdom ruled by Rajah
Sulayman
People of Manila were hostile to the Spaniards but the
Spaniards won
Legaspi was appointed by the King of Spain to be the
1st governor-general in the Philippines.
18. Legaspi left from Panay to Luzon on April 20.
Legaspi took over Manila in 1571
Legaspi made Manila the capital city of the Philippines
on June 24, 1571 and ayuntamiento (City government)
was organized.