[84] They sighted Cebu April 6, and made landfall the next day.

Crew members of other nations were also recorded, including 29 Italians, 17 French, and a smaller number of Flemish, Greek, Irish, English, Asian, and black sailors. Rajah Suliman, their Muslim king but as the locals sensed the true objectives of the [79] Though the stated goal of Magellan's expedition was to find a passage through South America to the Moluccas, and return to Spain laden with spices, at this point in the journey, Magellan seemed to acquire a zeal for converting the local tribes to Christianity. )[citation needed] In 1565, Andrés de Urdaneta discovered the Manila-Acapulco route.

colony in [87] He first sent an envoy to Lapu-Lapu, offering him a last chance to accept the king of Spain as their ruler, and avoid bloodshed. [60] Magellan named the waters the Mar Pacifico (Pacific Ocean) because of its apparent stillness. [48] Cartagena, along with a priest, Pedro Sanchez de Reina, were sentenced to be marooned. King Philip II of Spain. trading outpost and stronghold for the region. Ultimately, none of the mutineers faced charges in Spain. Mesquita was Magellan's cousin, and sympathetic to the captain general. The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas reserved for Portugal the eastern routes that went around Africa, and Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese arrived in India in 1498. Around the headland, they found a wide body of water that extended as far as the eye could see in a west-by-southwest direction.
return, King Charles I decided

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in honor of King Charles’ son, Prince Philip, who later became king of Spain.