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4 unusual facts about Antonio de Morga


Antonio de Morga

French explorers led by Franck Goddio excavated the sunken San Diego with its treasure trove in 1992.

In 1615 he was named president of the Audiencia of Quito, within the Viceroyalty of Peru.

On December 1, 1600, Governor Tello appointed Morga captain general of the fleet, with orders to attack the Dutch.

Emma Helen Blair

Volumes 15 and 16 consist of Antonio de Morga's History of the Philippine Islands From Their Discovery by Magellan in 1521 to the Beginning of the XVII Century, an extremely valuable source on the early history of the islands.


Battles of La Naval de Manila

On December 14, 1600, the van Noort's squadron grappled with the Spanish fleet under Antonio de Morga near Fortune Island, where de Morga's flagship, the San Diego, sank.


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