Legazpi: Letter from King Philip Ii to Father Urdaneta, Dated Valladolid 24 September 1559

Levesque, Rodrigue (1992). "Legazpi: Letter from King Philip Ii to Father Urdaneta, Dated Valladolid 24 September 1559". History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents. Volume 2, Prelude to Conquest, 1561-1595. Gatineau, Quebec: Éditions Lévesque. pp. 32–32. ISBN 0-920201-02-4.

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Abstract: Outlines a letter from King Philip II of Spain to Father Andrés de Urdaneta, dated September 24, 1559, in Valladolid. In this letter, King Philip II requests Father Urdaneta, who has experience from previously accompanying the Loaysa expedition and possesses extensive knowledge of the Spice Islands and the Strait of Magellan, to join an exploration mission. The assignment involves two ships sent by Don Luis de Velasco, the Viceroy in New Spain, to discover islands in the west towards the Moluccas. The King appeals to Urdaneta’s expertise in navigation and cosmography, urging him to obey the Viceroy’s orders for the service of God and the King, with an assurance of receiving appropriate compensation.