Under of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, 6 ships and 370 men, departed from Juan Gallego

(Navidad) Mexico in Nov. 1542 by early 1543,They reached the Eastern Coast of

Mindanao, at Saranggani Island. Villalobos essayed setting up a colony and even

ordered his men to plow the land to plant corn-The first time on Philippine Soil. It’s

because of extreme hunger due to the absence of enough food supply. Saranggani

had only a very minimal amount of food available at that time, Like rice, sago, a few

hens, hogs, and three deer.

Villalobos surrendered to the Portuguese at Amboina in the Malaku.

Succumbed in a malignant fever. Named Tandaya or Kandaya (Leyte) in 1543

as Las Phelipinas in honor of then crown-prince Philip II, by Bernardo de la Torre (Capitan Calabaza) commander of the Ship, San Juan de Letran.

Las Islas Felipinas (Ang Kapuluan ng Pilipinas)