Complete the sentence about Lapulapu with the correct year: Magellan's death ended his voyage of circumnavigation and delayed Spanish expansion into the archipelago until the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1565
Lapulapu was the datu of Mactan who defeated Magellan's Spanish troops in 1521. With Magellan dead, the voyage of circumnavigation ended and Spanish expansion into the archipelago waited until Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition in 1565. Of the wrong options, 1557 comes before that expedition, while 1573 and 1595 come after it.
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