Limahong’s Pirates, Ming Mariners, and Early Sino–Spanish Relations: The Pangasinan Campaign of 1575 and Global History from Below

• Main Author: Shutz, J. Travis;
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol67/iss3/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1019/viewcontent/Limahong_E2_80_99s_20Pirates_2C_20Ming_20Mariners_20_5Bvol._2067_20no._203_E2_80_934_20_282019_29_20315_E2_80_9342_5D.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In late November 1574, the notorious Limahong and his pirates arrived in the Philippine archipelago. Previous studies have focused on their infamous Manila raid. Cross-examining Ming Chinese and Spanish sources, the present study examines the campaign to capture them in Pangasinan in 1575, which rev...