Miguel López de Legazpi

Don Miguel López de Legazpi, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador who financed and led an expedition to conquer the Philippine islands in the mid-16th century.

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Who was born first?

• Miguel López de Legazpi and Gonzalo Pizarro were born the same year
• Miguel López de Legazpi was born 2 years after Ruy López de Villalobos
• Miguel López de Legazpi was born 2 years after Hernando de Soto
• Miguel López de Legazpi was born 4 years before Francis Xavier
• Miguel López de Legazpi was born 4 years after Andrés de Urdaneta

Timeline

1. Andrés de UrdanetaNovember 30, 1498 – June 3, 1568
2. Hernando de Sotocirca 1500 – May 21, 1542
3. Ruy López de Villalobos1500 – April 4, 1546
4. Gonzalo Pizarro1502 – April 10, 1548
5. Miguel López de Legazpi (this page)June 12, 1502 – August 20, 1572
6. Francis XavierApril 7, 1506 – December 3, 1552

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