Blockade of Cebu
Failed Portuguese naval action in 1568 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blockade of Cebu was a failed Portuguese naval action against the Spanish colony in the present-day city of Cebu, Philippines in 1568. The Portuguese fleet under captain-general Gonzalo Pereira blockaded Cebu in an effort to starve and expel the Spanish. However, the Spanish colony proved to be resistant to the blockade and the Portuguese fleet eventually suffered from typhoid fever. Pereira then decided to lift the blockade and sail the fleet to the Maluku Islands.
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Blockade of Cebu | |||||||
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Part of the Portuguese–Spanish colonial rivalry | |||||||
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Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
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Miguel López de Legazpi | Gonzalo Pereira |
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