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  1. Juan de Salcedo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan de salˈθeðo]; 1549 – 11 March, 1576) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the grandson of Spanish general Miguel López de Legazpi. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish conquest to the Philippines in 1565.

  2. In 1572,King Philip II sent Captain Juan de Salcedo with about 80 soldiers to explore the coast of Los Ilocano that sailed from Manila on May 20, 1572 and arrived in Vigan on June 12, 1572.

  3. Captain Juan de Salcedo discovered and founded Biñan at the end of June 1571, a month after Miguel Lopez de Legaspi established Manila when he explored the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines and second in Asia (Laguna de Bay).

  4. www.narvacan.gov.ph › site › historyOur History - Narvacan

    3 days ago · A Spanish expeditionary force sent from Vigan by the military officer and navigator, Captain Juan de Salcedo was shipwrecked along the town's coast in 1576. Established a township. Salcedo befriended the small tribe of indigenous valley peoples that resided in the area while Spanish families established a township in 1576.

  5. Captain Juan de Salcedo advanced farther up those waters, in search of a fortified place of which information had been received on the way thither—situated on both sides of the water, and thus very high and rugged, and suitable for laying ambuscades.

  6. The officers who accompanied the master-of-camp were Captain Juan de Salzedo 21 (grandson of the governor), Sergeant-major Juan de Moron, Ensign-major Amador de Rriaran, the high constable Graviel de Rribera, and the notary-in-chief Hernando Rriquel.

  7. Juan de Salcedo was a prominent figure in Philippine history, known for his significant contributions to the Spanish colonization of the archipelago. Born in 1549 in Spain, Salcedo was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.