Which place completes this sentence about Spanish colonization of the Philippines? Forty-four years later, a Spanish expedition led by Miguel López de ______ left modern Mexico and began the Spanish conquest of the Philippines in the late 16th century.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Legazpi
The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines opened when a Spanish expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi sailed from modern Mexico, forty-four years after Magellan's visit in 1521. It reached the islands in 1565, in the reign of Philip II of Spain. Quezon City, Cebu City and Dumaguete are Philippine places, not the name of the expedition's commander.
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