During the early phase of the exploration of the northern part of the Philippines, López de Legazpi remained in Cebu, and did not accompany his men during their conquest of Manila, because of health problems and advanced age.
Tijekom rane faze istraživanja u sjevernom dijelu Filipina, López de Legazpi je ostao u Cebuu, i nije pratio svoje ljude tijekom njihove kolonizacije Manile, zbog zdravstvenih problema i starije životne dobi.