who discovered the philippines?

Answer 1

~Lapu-Lapu? The Spanish? It is estimated that the Philippines were first inhabited by Asian immigrants for more than 25,000 to 30,000 years, before they were were followed by Malaysians and Indonesians some 22,000 years later. It is doubtful that there were indigenous people there when the first Asians walked the land bridge from the continent. It is likely that the tribes of the Philippine archipelago had, at some point, some commerce with at least some Polynesians long before Magellan was born. Thus, the Polynesians must have discovered the islands after the Asians, Malaysians and Indonesians did. Define "discovered". And do a little reading after you define the question. Philippine history is not a deep, dark, unrecorded secret after all.

Answer 2

It was a time that Portugal and Spain started a competition of the most country to colonize.It was Ferdinand Magellan from Portugal who discovered the Philippines. Actually, he's a Portuguese but served Spain in his life. It was when the king of Portugal rejected his plan of Expedition using the support of the King. It was when he has a friend in Spain and suggested that he will make a petition for the King of Spain to ask his permission to set a voyage in the orient with several men, Antonio Pigafetta ,the story writer , and four ships namely Victoria, Trinidad, Concepcion, and Santiago. Then, he discovered a strait which he named Magellan Strait or in Tagalog(Filipino dialect), Kipot ni Magellan. Then he first landed in an island in Samar named Pulo ng Humonhon. Then, in Leyte were the first mass in Philippines occured in Limasawa, but some historians say that this was a mistake because the first mass had happened in Masao, Butuan, maybe some have just misheard it. He then landed in the land of Cebu where Filipinos are brave and are living peacefully. They planned to conquer Cebu but failed because the Filipinos not specifically Lapu-Lapu, the chief of Cebu had killed Magellan. Unsuccessfully, they went back to Spain with only one ship left which is Victoria.

Answer 3

I think the Philippines was discovered long before any Westerners dreamed of sailing their boats over the horizon. What I want to argue is, if Magellan discovered the Philippines, there should have been no Lapu-lapu or anything remotely human to greet him, right?

Answer 4

The answerers before me have already given a very detailed account on how the Philippines were discovered by Ferdinand Magellan (Magelhaes) in 1521.
As a side note, however, it is interesting to note that Islamic and Chinese traders established trading routes to the Philippines as early as the 9th Century.
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Answer 5

Chief Lapu-Lapu was the King of Mactan Island and was known as the first Filipino hero.
When Ferdinand Magellan, a Spaniard who "discovered" the Philippines, landed in Cebu, he ordered Filipinos to honor the king of Spain.
Chief Lapu-Lapu refused his demand. Magellan, along with 48 soldiers, met Lapu-Lapu in Mactan Island for a battle. During the battle, Magellan and 15 of his men were killed. For 54 years thereafter, no Spaniard set foot in the Philippine soil.

Answer 6

The Filipinos.

Answer 7

WELL THE HISTORICAL ANSWER IS MAGELLAN BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE PEOPLE THERE WHEN HE ARRIVED. NO ABSOLUTE ANSWER POSSIBLE.