Ruy López de Villalobos
id:
ruy-l-pez-de-villalobos-164-6406905
title:
Ruy López de Villalobos
text:
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. Unable to feed his men through barter, raiding, or farming and unable to request resupply from Mexico due to poor knowledge of the Pacific's winds and currents, Villalobos abandoned his mission and fled to the Portuguese-held Moluccas, where he died in prison. He is chiefly remembered f
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Spanish explorer of the Philippines (c. 1500–1546)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Villalobos
date created:
2003-11-07T07:38:58Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:05:26Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q449551","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q449551"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15