- Juan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo (
1549 –March 11 ,1576 ), was a Spanishconquistador .Born in
Mexico in 1549, he was the grandson ofMiguel López de Legazpi , and brother ofFelipe de Salcedo . Salcedo one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish conquest of thePhilippine Islands in 1565. He joined the Spanish military in 1564 for their exploration of theEast Indies , at the age of 15. In 1569, Salcedo led an army of 300 soldiers along withMartín de Goiti for the conquest ofManila . 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 andLuzon 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 toPangasinan 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 theSan Agustin Church inIntramuros .See also
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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)
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