miguel lópez de legazpi was the first spanish governor general of the philippines.
who was the first spanish governor general of the philippines?
miguel lópez de legazpi
mindoro was first discovered by miguel lópez de legazpi, the first spanish governor general of the philippines. when legazpi conquered cebu in 1565, he heard of a flourishing settlement in luzon. the search for abundant food evidently lacking in most visayas islands prompted the exploration leading to the discovery of this island. captain martin de goiti, accompanied by juan de salcedo, sailed for luzon.
mindoro (province)
a few years after the discovery of the philippines, all places in the country had been explored by the spanish authorities and the exploration of zambales began in 1572 by juan de salcedo, grandson of miguel lopez de legaspi, first spanish governor general of the philippines. juan de salcedo and spanish followers made a survey of its coastal region and organize communities which were first called encomiendas but which were later called pueblos. as the population of the villages increased which was caused by the steady immigration of ilocanos from the ilocandia region before 1800 until 1860, more pueblos were organized.
san felipe, zambales