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(Luis Lardizabal y Montoya)
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Lardizabal was the one who requested the  government that a monument be established at Mactan to commemorate <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/2797/today-in-philippine-history-august-10-1519-fernando-de-magallanes-set-sail-from-seville-spain-with-5-vessels" class="news_link">Ferdinand Magellan</a>’s discovery of the    islands.  Mactan is also the site of the first battle between native Filipinos and Europeans.
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Magellan rediscovered the Philippines and landed in Homonhon Island (now part of Guiuan, Eastern Samar) on March 16, 1521. However, he met his death on April 27, 1521 at the hands of local chieftain <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/2874/the-life-of-lapulapu-a-symbol-of-filipino-bravery-and-resistance" class="news-link">Lapu-Lapu</a> in Mactan, Cebu who refused to acknowledge the sovereignty of Spain over the islands.
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Notably, during Lardizabal’s term, the province of Nueva Viscaya was created, a name that he put in memory of his homeland. The Precious Corrientes de Manila, a weekly newspaper in Spanish and English, was also published.
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Since Lardizábal arrived in the country, he felt disgusted in himself, and repeatedly requested his relief. In until February 1841, he finally obtained it and embarked for Spain, having the misfortune of dying a few days after his departure.  His remains were buried on a small island near Palau.
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<b>Sources:</b>
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Philippine News Agency archives
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Luis Lardizábal y Montoya (Hispanic Community), https://althistory.fandom.com/
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Photo: https://althistory.fandom.com/
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December 29, 1838: Luis Lardizabal was appointed governor general of the Philippines