Raid of Visayas
Moro raid into Visayas islands, late 16th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The raids of Visayas took place in 1599 and 1600. The allied Moro fleets of Mindanao and Sulu conducted two raids on the Spanish-held islands of Visayas.
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Raid of Visayas (1599–1600) | |||||||
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Part of Spanish–Moro conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire | Sultanate of Maguindanao | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Juan Garcia de Sierra |
Datu Sali Datu Silungan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
First raid: Unknown Second raid: 70 men |
First raid: 3,000 men 50 caracoas Second raid: 4,000 men 70 caracoas | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Many killed All ships in river burned 800 captured | Unknown |
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