FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
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Who OFFICIALLY claimed Guam for Spain?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Padre Diego Luis de San Vitores
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Christopher Columbus
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Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Although Ferdinand Magellan had discovered the Philippine archipelago in 1521, no European settlements had been made there, so Luis de Velasco, the viceroy of New Spain, sent Legazpi to claim it in 1564.
Detailed explanation-2: -– Colonization of Cebu by Legazpi” 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.
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