More articles about: Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

First Contact: How Did The Spanish First Interact With The Filipinos?

Three different accounts shed light on how foreigners viewed the country.

It seems so long ago, but almost 500 years ago, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi landed on the Philippine islands in February 1565 to continue what Ferdinand Magellan and Ruy Lopez de Villalobos couldn’t do: Colonize the Philippines for the Spanish crown.Philippine history has changed ...