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PHILIPPINES
PRE-HISTORIC TO PRE-COLONIAL
Even before Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines, the Chinese and Muslims had

already established trade and commerce. Magellan was killed in battle by Lapu-Lapu, the chief of Mactan Island.

THE ORIGINS OF THE PHILIPPINES

-50,000,000 BC: The archipelago is formed by volcanic activity. 50,000 - 150 BC: Negroid and Malay people migrate to the Philippines. 10th Century AD: The Chinese establish commerce and settlements. 1150 - 1475: Muslims from Borneo reach the Philippines. 1203/1205: The sultanate of Maguindanao is established. Islam eventually spreads throughout the Philippines. 1450: The sultanate of Jolo is established. 1457: The sultanate of Sulu is established. June 7, 1494: Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas. The treaty divides the New World into two between Spain and Portugal. 1506: The pope grants official recognition of the Treaty of Tordesillas. The Discovery of the Philippines September 20, 1519: Magellan departs from Spain with five ships and a complement of 264 crew. March 16, 1521: Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines and claims it for Spain and names it Islas de San Lazaro. March 31, 1521: The first mass in the Philippines takes place. April 7, 1521: Magellan arrives at Cebu and befriends Rajah Humabon, ruler of Cebu. A significant number of Cebu natives are converted to Catholicism. April 27, 1521: Magellan is killed in battle on Mactan Island by Lapu-Lapu. Disputes over women cause deterioration of Spaniard-Cebuano relations and 27 Spaniards are killed. The remaining Spaniards depart. 1522: Of the five ships that departed Spain with Magellan, only one ship returns with a crew of 18. The voyage however, is a success and the ship's cargo makes a profit of 105%. 1525: Spain sends a second expedition to the Philippines under Juan Garcia Jofre de Loaysa. 1526: A third expedition under Juan Cabot is sent but never reaches the Philippines. Instead, the expedition spends three years in South America. 1527: From Mexico, a fourth expedition is sent under Alvaro de Saavedra and eventually reaches Mindanao. 1529: Saavedra dies during the journey of his expedition's return to Spain. 1536: The Loaysa expedition returns to Spain. The expedition is a failure with Loaysa and many of his crew having died in the Philippines.

February 2, 1543: Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, leader of the fifth expedition arrives in the Philippines. He names it after the Spanish heir to the throne, Philip II. Villalobos remains in the Philippines for eight months before being forced to leave due to lack of food. .

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