The Philippines were named after a Queen of Spain.
In 1543 , Spanish explorer Ruy Lpez de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain .	Spanish	Philippine Spanish	Ruy Lpez de Villalobos	Ruy Lpez de Villalobos	Philip II of Spain	Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain -LRB- Felipe II 21 May 1527 -- 13 September 1598 -RRB- , called `` the Prudent '' -LRB- el Prudente -RRB- , was King of Spain -LRB- 1556 -- 98 -RRB- , King of Portugal -LRB- 1581 -- 98 , as Philip I , Filipe I -RRB- , King of Naples and Sicily -LRB- both from 1554 -RRB- , and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland -LRB- during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554 -- 58 -RRB- .	King of Spain	King of Spain	King of Naples	Kingdom of Naples	Philip II	Philip II of Portugal	King of England	List of English monarchs	Ireland	List of Irish monarchs	jure uxoris	jure uxoris	Mary I	Mary I of England	King of Portugal	Kingdom of Portugal	Sicily	Kingdom of Sicily	Queen Mary I	Mary I of England
