López de Legazpi, now sixty-five, does not …
Years: 1569 - 1569
López de Legazpi, now sixty-five, does not accompany his men during the conquest of Manila because of health problems and advanced age.
A force of three hundred Spanish soldiers, cavalrymen, and several local natives, led by Martín de Goiti, departs Cebu in late 1569 to explore the Northern regions of the Visayas, the central part of the Philippine archipelago.
They find the islands of Panay and ...
