USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Miguel López de Legazpi, (born c. 1510, Zumárraga, Spain-died Aug. 20, 1572, Manila, Phil.), Spanish explorer who established Spain’s dominion over the Philippines that lasted until the Spanish-American War of 1898. Legazpi went to New Spain (Mexico) in 1545, serving for a time as clerk in the local government.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) was a Spanish soldier and politician. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1869 to 1871, and is considered one of the most beloved Spanish Governors-General assigned to the Philippines.

Detailed explanation-4: -But, Spanish King Philip II appointed Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as head of the expedition. Four ships led by Legazpi left the Mexican Port of Navida in November, 1564, and reached Cebu in February 1565. A son of Raja Humabon, Tupas, and local people fled to the mountains.