The Chinese people called the natives "The Camui People" because it was known to be a trading place.
He named the Philippines after Philip II of Spain.
On Mactan Island, in the Philippines
Magellan did not discover the Philippines; He got killed after landing in the island and the Spaniard "ELCANO" controlled the operation.CONCLUSION:The Philippines were discovered by the Spaniards
Santiago Magellan, the ship that was part of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, was lost during the voyage in a storm in 1520. The shipwreck occurred in the strait that now bears Magellan's name, off the coast of South America. The expedition continued despite this loss, ultimately leading to the first circumnavigation of the Earth, though Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
Magellan name d the Pacific Ocean.
Magellan named the Philippines after King Philip II of Spain. The name "Philippines" originated from the Spanish "Islas Filipinas" as a tribute to the king.
he discovered the name in 1521.
He named the Philippines after Philip II of Spain.
On Mactan Island, in the Philippines
Archipelago de San Lazaro. Because there was a festival held in Homonhon, Leyte that was honoring St. Lazarus at the day that Magellan went to that island.
Magellan did not discover the Philippines; He got killed after landing in the island and the Spaniard "ELCANO" controlled the operation.CONCLUSION:The Philippines were discovered by the Spaniards
The expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan to sail around the world was called the Magellan-Elcano Expedition. Although Magellan initiated the voyage in 1519, he was killed in the Philippines in 1521, before the journey was completed. The expedition was ultimately finished by Juan Sebastián Elcano, who successfully returned to Spain in 1522.
Ferdinand Magellan
The name of the first person to reach what is now called the Philippines is lost to history because that person got there thousands of years ago, before writing was established in the area. The first Europeans to reach what is now called the Philippines were the crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition.
The Philippines is named after King Philip II of Spain, who ruled during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. The name "Philippines" was officially adopted in 1543 in honor of the king.
I think it was Magellan that named it the Philippines after King Phillip II of Spain. If not Magellan, it was most definitely a Spaniard. it is Ruy Lopez De Villialubus who give the name "las islas filipinas" in honor of prince felipi who later become king Philip 11 in Spain.
The Philippines had no official name before the Spanish came. The Philippines where separate island ruled by different tribes and it was actually the spanish who united them into one nation.