Foundation of Cagayan Province

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Every June 29 is commemorated as the foundation of Cagayan as a Spanish province in 1583. However, it supposedly endured a "Japanese pirate invasion" just a year earlier, in 1582. Such was the legendary imprint of the event that it was at times hailed as the "first recorded military encounter" between standard European forces and Japanese samurai.

Except that the available primary sources seemed to paint another story. When did the engagement really commence? What were the intentions of the Japanese in Northern Luzon? And what were the Spanish plans? Learn more about the so-called 1582 Cagayan battles: https://history-ph.blogspot.com/2021/01/cagayan-battles.html

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