Legazpi (English spelling)

Japanese: レガスピ（英語表記）Legaspi; Legazpi

The central city of the southern Bicol Peninsula in the southeast of Luzon, Philippines. The capital of Albay Province. It overlooks Albay Bay, which opens into the Philippine Sea, and has a port protected at its mouth by Lapu-Lapu Island and Batan Island. The port is deep, but is often hit by typhoons. It was colonized by Spain in 1639 and named after the first governor, M. Legazpi. It opened as a port in the 1870s and exported large amounts of Manila hemp, its processed products, and copra. There are many Manila hemp processing plants and a large oil storage facility. It is located at the southern foot of Mayon Volcano and is the tourist base. It has a domestic airport, is the terminus of the railway from Manila, and has roads to various parts of the province. Population 121,000 (1990 estimate).

Legazpi
Legazpi, Miguel López de

[Born] Around 1510. Zubaraha
[Died] August 20, 1572, Manila. Spanish politician and soldier. First Governor-General of the Philippines (in office 1564-72). He was in charge of colonial administration and traveled to Mexico, but was later appointed commander-in-chief of an expedition that left Mexico in 1564 and crossed the Pacific Ocean to reach the Philippines. He began his conquest of the Philippines using Cebu Island as his base, and eventually made Manila on Luzon Island his administrative center (71). With the help of his grandson J. Salcedo and others, he established the foundation for administration of the Philippines.

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Japanese:

フィリピン，ルソン島南東部，ビコル半島南部の中心都市。アルバイ州の州都。フィリピン海から湾入するアルバイ湾にのぞみ，湾口をラプラプ島，バタン島で守られた港を擁する。港は深いが，台風の襲来が多い。 1639年スペインが植民し，初代総督 M.レガスピの名をとって命名した。 1870年代に開港し，マニラアサやその加工品，コプラを大量に輸出した。マニラアサの加工場が多く，大きな石油貯蔵所が立地する。マヨン火山の南麓にあって，その観光基地。国内空港があり，マニラからの鉄道の終点で，道路は州内各地に延びる。人口 12万 1000 (1990推計) 。

レガスピ
Legazpi， Miguel López de

[生]1510頃.ズバラハ
[没]1572.8.20. マニラ
スペインの政治家，軍人。フィリピン初代総督 (在任 1564～72) 。植民地経営を担当しメキシコにおもむいたが，のち遠征隊の司令長官に任命され，1564年メキシコを出発，太平洋を横断してフィリピンにいたった。セブ島を根拠地としてフィリピン攻略を始め，やがてルソン島のマニラを行政の中心とし (71) ，孫の J.サルセドらの協力により，フィリピン経営の基礎を固めた。

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