Juan de Salcedo

Juan de Salcedo (1549 – March 11, 1576), was a Spanish conquistador.

Born in Mexico in 1549, he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi, and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish conquest of the Philippine Islands in 1565. He joined the Spanish military in 1564 for their exploration of the East Indies, at the age of 15. In 1569, Salcedo led an army of 300 soldiers along with Martín de Goiti for the conquest of Manila. There they fought a number of battles against the Muslim chieftains in 1570 and 1571, for control of lands and settlements.

Salcedo later explored the northern regions of the Philippines with a small force of 45 soldiers in the late periods of 1571, where he traveled most of Ilocos Sur and Luzon island and founded several Spanish Cities.

In 1574, Salcedo went back to the city of Manila, after a war had broken out against 3,000 Chinese sea pirates led by Limahong who had besieged the Spanish settlements. Salcedo and his army of 600 soldiers re-captured the city later that year and pursued the retreating Chinese fleet to Pangasinan in 1575. There the Spaniards besiege on the pirates for three months. Limahong and his fleets were later captured and executed.

Salcedo later went back to Vigan, where he died of a malignant fever in his home, at the age of 27. His body is laid to rest at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros.

See also

*History of the Philippines

References

*Morga , Antonio de. (2004). "The Project Gutenberg Edition Book : History of the Philippine Islands - 1521 to the beginning of the XVII century". Volume 1 and 2.

*Legazpi , Don Miguel López de. (1564 - 1572). "Cartas al Rey Don Felipe II : sobre la expedicion, conquistas y progresos de las islas Felipinas". Sevilla, España.

External links

* [http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rubens/12/damaso.htm Salcedo - The Founder of Vigan] (Article)