Ruy López de Villalobos

Ruy López de Villalobos was a Spanish explorer who led a failed attempt to colonize the Philippines in 1543, attempting to assert Spanish control there under the terms of the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.

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Who was born first?

• Ruy López de Villalobos and Hernando de Soto were born the same year
• Ruy López de Villalobos was born 2 years after Andrés de Urdaneta
• Ruy López de Villalobos was born 2 years before Miguel López de Legazpi
• Ruy López de Villalobos was born 2 years before Gonzalo Pizarro
• Ruy López de Villalobos was born 3 years after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Timeline

1. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillocirca 1497 – January 3, 1543
2. Andrés de UrdanetaNovember 30, 1498 – June 3, 1568
3. Hernando de Sotocirca 1500 – May 21, 1542
4. Ruy López de Villalobos (this page)1500 – April 4, 1546
5. Gonzalo Pizarro1502 – April 10, 1548
6. Miguel López de LegazpiJune 12, 1502 – August 20, 1572

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