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Spanish conquistador (1534–1575)

Martín de Goiti (c. 1534 – 1575) was a Spanishconquistador and one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish voyage of exploration to the East Indies and the Pacific in 1565, in search of rich resources such as gold, spice and settlements.

They were seeking to find a route to the islands where the previous Spanish expeditions led by Ferdinand Magellan had landed in 1521, and Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543.

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From his base in Mexico City, he led the expedition to Manila in the Philippines, ordered by the Spanish general Miguel López de Legazpi in 1569. He then engaged in warfare against the native chieftains Rajah Sulayman, Rajah Matanda and Rajah Lakandula and fought the natives in order to established European settlements.

The Battles for Manila (1570 – 1575)

The Spaniards arrived in the island of Luzon on 8 May 1570, and camped on the shores of Manila Bay for several weeks, while forming an alliance with the native tri