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Ruy López de Villalobos (Spanish pronunciation: [ruj ˈlopeθ ðe βiʝaˈloβos]; c. 1500 – 23 April 1546) was a Spanish explorer who led a failed attempt to colonize the Philippines in 1544, attempting to assert Spanish control there under the terms of the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
Nov 1, 2011 · November 1, 1542, Ruy Lopez de Villalobos started his expedition to the Philippines from Barra de Navidad, New Spain or Nueva España (now Mexico). He was the brother-in-law of Antonio de Mendoza, then viceroy of New Spain, who appointed him to commander the expedition.
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos set sail for the Philippines from Navidad, Mexico on November 1, 1542. He followed the route taken by Magellan and reached Mindanao on February 2, 1543. He established a colony in Sarangani but could not stay long because of insufficient food supply.
…discovered by the Spanish navigator Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543 and were vaguely claimed by the United States (1823) and Britain (1825), but they were formally annexed by Japan in 1876. Only a fraction of their total land area—28 square miles (73 square km)—is arable, the remainder being hilly…
This chapter details the voyage of Ruy López de Villalobos, who commanded the first of a two-pronged expedition to the Pacific that involved sailing directly west, with the intention of establishing a Spanish settlement on some island not included in the pawn to Portugal.
Ruy López de Villalobos’s voyage to the Pacific Ocean marked a significant chapter in Spanish exploration history. His expedition, driven by aspirations of discovering new lands and expanding Spanish influence, exemplified the spirit of oceanic explorers of his time.
Ruy López de Villalobos was a Spanish explorer who led a failed attempt to colonize the Philippines in 1544, attempting to assert Spanish control there under the terms of the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
