The Cabot Expedition and History of the Philippines
Failing to hear from the Loaisa Expedition, King Charles I sent another expedition. He put Sebastian Cabot, another famed Italian navigator, in charge. The expedition consisted of four ships and 250 men. The expedition More...
Philippine History: The Loaisa Expedition
Shortly after the Victoria retuned to Spain, another expedition was prepared. It was commanded by Fray Juan Garcia Jofre de Loaisa and consisted of seven ships and 450 men. In the crew were Sebastian del Cano and More...
The Significance of Magellan’s Voyage
Considering the inadequacy of marine instruments at the time, Magellan´s voyage can be considered as the greatest single trip ever undertaken. In terms of the hardships the men endured and the courage they displayed, More...
The Circumnavigation of the Globe
Headed by Juan Carballo, the remaining Spaniards left Cebu for bohol. There the survivors burned the Conception off the coast of Bohol, because there were not enough men to navigate her. On the two remaining ships-the More...
Maggi Magic Sarap All-in-One Seasoning Granules Review
Cooking is never easy especially for a starting wife or husband. It could be easier to tenderize meat, fish or vegetables but the problem begins when you want your food to taste better. Conventional cooking (Filipino More...
Magellan in Cebu and the Battle of Mactan
Magellan stayed only a week in Limasawa since there was not enough food on the island for him and his men. He heard of a rich island not far away, and he ordered his captains to sail for what is now Cebu in the More...
Ferdinand Magellan Reaches the Philippines
Sailing northward along the South America continent with his three remaining ships, Magellan began the voyage across the vast Pacific. This long crossing lasted three months and twenty days, during which death, More...
The Voyage of Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (Fernao de Magallanes) was a Portuguese sailor and soldier who renounced his loyalty to Portugal when King Manuel I ignored the services he had rendered in the Portuguese possessions in Africa, More...
The Treaty of Tordesillas
While Portugal was carving out a colonial empire in Asia, Spain was building up her colonial empire in the Americas. A keen rivalry soon developed between these two Catholic countries. To reconcile their differences More...
History of Philippines: Why the Spaniards Came
The reasons why the Spaniards came to the Philippines may be summarized as follows: The trade of Europe with Asia The need for new trade routes to Asia The European explorations and discoveries in More...
