Juan de Salcedo
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Juan de Salcedo (b.15?? - d.1576), was the grandson of Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legaspi, he was known as the last of the conquistadors.
Juan de Salcedo was born in Mexico. He joined his grand father in 1564 for the conquest of the Philippines in 1565. In 1569 he later accompanied Martin de Goiti for the conquest of Manila, there they fought a number of battles against the Muslim rulers and destroyed it's kingdom in 1570-71. He later explored the northern regions of the Philippines where he traveled most of Luzon island and founded several Spanish Cities. He died of a malignant fever in his home in Vigan in Ilocos Sur on March 11, 1576.