Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan is credited with discovering the Philippines in 1521 during his expedition sponsored by Spain. The islands were later claimed for Spain by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565.
Spain claimed the area now known as the Philippines in the early 16th century, specifically in 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan arrived and claimed the islands for Spain.
Ferdinand Magellan came to the Philippines as part of his expedition to find a western route to the Spice Islands. He arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and claimed the islands for Spain.
Ruy López de Villalobos gave the name Las Islas Felipinas.During the Philippine Revolution, it changed to República Filipina.Then, the Americans called it the Philippine Islands.(translation of Las Islas Felipinas)
The Philippines also claims the Scarborough Shoal, located in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory that is also claimed by China and Taiwan. The country asserts its claim based on historical and legal grounds, but it has been a source of tension among these nations.
Ferdinand Magellan
The Rio Grande area was claimed by Spain in 1598. It was discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Onate.
The Philippines
None of the Spanish Explorers discovered Jamaica, But Christopher Columbus discovered the Bahamas and claimed them for Spain-Not Jamaica.
The French claimed it. Explorer Jacques Cartier discovered, named and claimed the St. Lawrence River for France.
The Philippines was discovered when Ferdinand Magellan landed in the small island of Homonhon on March 16, 1521.
Ferdinand Magellan is credited with discovering the Philippines in 1521 during his expedition sponsored by Spain. The islands were later claimed for Spain by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565.
Henry Hudson is the explorer who sailed to Holland and discovered farmland and forests. The Dutch claimed the land that he discovered and called it New Netherland.
The explorer who claimed territory for the Dutch was Henry Hudson. He discovered both the Hudson River in present-day New York and Hudson Bay in Canada while searching for a Northwest Passage to Asia.
The explorer who claimed the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) for Spain was Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1513. He was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
Spain, and the explorer was Christopher Columbus in 1493.
Seychelles was discovered by Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer in 1502. In 1742 it was claimed for France and by 1976, it declared its independence from Britain.