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Legazpi's solution to the problem of the return route back to Spain was to find the Augustinian friar Fray Andres de Urdaneta in Mexico.
Legazpi's solution to the problem of the return route back to Spain was to find the Augustinian friar Fray Andres de Urdaneta in Mexico.
True (A)
Fray Andres de Urdaneta was originally a Spanish monarch who joined the Augustinians at the age of fifty.
Fray Andres de Urdaneta was originally a Spanish monarch who joined the Augustinians at the age of fifty.
False (B)
Martin de Goiti, a captain of Legazpi, found the ideal location for the capital city of the Spanish empire in Cebu.
Martin de Goiti, a captain of Legazpi, found the ideal location for the capital city of the Spanish empire in Cebu.
False (B)
Early Spanish expeditions to the Philippines were mainly focused on exploring and colonizing the islands.
Early Spanish expeditions to the Philippines were mainly focused on exploring and colonizing the islands.
Fray Andres de Urdaneta learned navigation skills while he was held captive by Spaniards during his time in the Philippines.
Fray Andres de Urdaneta learned navigation skills while he was held captive by Spaniards during his time in the Philippines.
Legazpi and his team were starving because of the Filipinos in Manila Bay.
Legazpi and his team were starving because of the Filipinos in Manila Bay.
Manila was declared the capital of the Spanish empire in the East in 1570.
Manila was declared the capital of the Spanish empire in the East in 1570.
Colonization in the Philippines was carried out by retaining many aspects of the Industrial Revolution.
Colonization in the Philippines was carried out by retaining many aspects of the Industrial Revolution.
Colonial taxation required all women aged 16-60 years to engage in Polo labor.
Colonial taxation required all women aged 16-60 years to engage in Polo labor.
Bandala tax was imposed on the sale of agricultural produce to the Spaniards.
Bandala tax was imposed on the sale of agricultural produce to the Spaniards.
