Ruy López de Villalobos
(1503-1546)

explorer

Died aged 43

Ruy López de Villalobos (ca. 1500 – April 4, 1546) was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Pacific from Mexico to establish a permanent foothold for Spain in the East Indies. He gave the name "Las Islas Filipinas" to the Philippines to honor Philip II of Spain.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Aquí nació el explorador y cosmógrafo Ruy López de Villalobos (ca. 1503-1546) quien dio nombre a las islas Filipinas en 1543 en honor al príncipe Felipe, futuro Felipe II.

English translation: Here was born the explorer and cosmographer Ruy López de Villalobos (ca. 1503-1546) who named the Philippine Islands in 1543 in honor of Prince Philip, future Philip II.

Calle Compañía, 21, Málaga, Spain where they was born (1503)