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    The first Spanish expedition to the Philippines was led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan, a Portuguese explorer working for Spain, arrived in the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain. While in the Philippines, Magellan celebrated the first Catholic mass and oversaw the baptism of local leaders, establishing Roman Catholicism in the country. However, Magellan was killed in a battle against local villagers led by Lapu-Lapu. Only one of Magellan's ships, the Trinidad, completed the circumnavigation of the world and returned to Spain, sparking further Spanish interest in colonizing the Philippines.

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    The first Spanish expedition to the Philippines was led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan, a Portuguese explorer working for Spain, arrived in the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain. While in the Philippines, Magellan celebrated the first Catholic mass and oversaw the baptism of local leaders, establishing Roman Catholicism in the country. However, Magellan was killed in a battle against local villagers led by Lapu-Lapu. Only one of Magellan's ships, the Trinidad, completed the circumnavigation of the world and returned to Spain, sparking further Spanish interest in colonizing the Philippines.

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    The first Spanish expedition to the Philippines was led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan, a Portuguese explorer working for Spain, arrived in the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain. While in the Philippines, Magellan celebrated the first Catholic mass and oversaw the baptism of local leaders, establishing Roman Catholicism in the country. However, Magellan was killed in a battle against local villagers led by Lapu-Lapu. Only one of Magellan's ships, the Trinidad, completed the circumnavigation of the world and returned to Spain, sparking further Spanish interest in colonizing the Philippines.

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    History 2

    First Spanish expedition (1521)

    The Spanish era covers a period of about three centuries. It was the longest
    period by which our country was colonized by a foreign power. The first of many
    Spanish expeditions to our country was made by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.

    1521
    Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish name: Fernando de Magallanes), a Portuguese
    explorer working in behalf of Spain, led a Spanish expedition to circumnavigate
    the world in search for spices. They started their expedition on September 20,
    1519 with a fleet of five ships, a crew of 241men, and provisions for two years.

    The ships were the Trinidad, San Antonio, Conception, Victoria, and Santiago.
    Only three ships survived the weather and a mutiny. One of the ships, the San
    Antonio, deserted and returned to Spain. The remainder of Magellan's fleet arrived
    at Homonhon island, southeast of Samar, on March 16, 1521. He named the
    islands the Archipelago of San Lazaro, erected a cross, and claimed the lands for
    Spain. (Later the archipelago was named Philippines in honor of King Philip of
    Spain.)

    The first Catholic mass was celebrated in Limasawa, an island located in


    southern Leyte, on March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday. The mass was officiated by
    Pedro Valderama,, a Spanish Friar. Among those present were Rajah Siagu
    and Rajah Kolambu who forged a blood compact with Ferdinand Magellan two
    days earlier.

    Pedro Valderama baptised Rajah Kolambu, Rajah Humabon, and about four
    hundred natives into Christianity on April 14, 1521. It was held in Cebu where
    Magellan erected a huge cross. It was the start of the conversion of many
    Filipinos into Roman Catholicism.

    Ferdinand Magellan was killed in an offshore battle with the natives of Mactan
    Island headed by its local chieftain Lapu-lapu on April 27, 1521. He was killed
    by poisoned arrows in the historic Batttle of Mactan.

    The unexpected death of Ferdinand Magellan forced the Spaniards to leave the
    country and return to Spain. The ships Trinidad and Victoria departed from Cebu
    but only the Trinidad with its captain Sebastian del Cano and a crew of 18
    Europeans and four Malays arrived in Seville, Spain on September 8,1522 to
    complete the circumnavigation of the world. The ship brought back spices to pay
    for the expenses of the expedition.

    Ferdinand Magellan's expedition sparked Spain's interest in our country which


    alarmed the Portuguese because of their declining power and world influence.
    Magellan was widely credited for discovering the Philippines for the Europeans,
    half a world away. Four more Spanish expeditions followed between 1525 and
    1542. The fourth expedition was headed by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos.

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