Sailing south toward the island of Mindanao, López de Legazpi's fleet encountered highwinds forcing them to sail northward to the island of Bohol. His attempt to land on the island of Cebu resulted in the death of one of his soldiers prompting him to explore another island and seek trade with various tribes. López de Legazpi was greeted by hostile Muslim tribes opposing a foreign invasion. It was not until Miguel López de Legazpi, sailing from Mexico with five ships and five hundred men, reached the Philippines in 1565 and a Spanish settlement was established. However, all of these expeditions failed. Spain sent expeditions to colonize the East Indies in their competition with Portugal to seize control over the spice trade. In 1521, navigator Ferdinand Magellan arriving on a Spanish expedition to the Moluccas became the first person from Europe to reach Asia by sailing west, a voyage of which he would meet an untimely death in the island of the Philippines. Inscription on a plaque on the Blood Compact Marker at the Blood Compact Shrine, Bool District, Tagbilaran City
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