USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Legazpi established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies when his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean from the New Spain, arriving in Cebu in the modern Philippine Islands in 1565.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the conquest of the Philippines only began in 1565, when Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in Cebu and established the first Spanish settlement, which he named Villa de San Miguel. This settlement, which later became Cebu City, was the first capital on the Spanish Philippines.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 27, 1565, Miguel López de Legazpi and the friar Andrés de Urdaneta arrived on Cebu and founded the first Spanish settlement and Catholic mission in the Philippine archipelago.