[DOC] [TLE] What Links Magellan, Gen. MacArthur And Imelda Marcos? - NPR [PAR] Nov 14, 2013 ... These statues depict the historic return of U.S. Gen. ... Magellan's Visit: The 
Portuguese explorer landed on Eastern Samar Island, just across the ... the spot 
where explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed on Mactan Island in 1521. ... 
MacArthur's Return: Japanese forces landed on Tacloban in 1942, leading... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] MAGELLAN VISITED THESE ISLANDS IN 1521; MACARTHUR VISITED THEM 
IN 1942, THEN RETURNED IN 1944, PHILIPPINES. AFTER A 22-YEAR REIGN,
... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a ... En 
route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and ... The 
voyage was long and dangerous, and only one ship returned home three years 
later. .... Magellan was now closer than ever to reaching the Spice Islands, but 
when... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines ... [PAR] In the spring of 1942 Japan secured military domination over the Islands. ... More 
than twenty-five miles wide along the shore of the gulf, it is gradually narrowed by 
... In 1944 these were poor, inadequate, and ill suited for heavy military traffic. .... 
Parsons visited Kangleon with the promise that he would be made commander... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - Wikipedia [PAR] Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Castilian ('
Spanish') ... Ferdinand Magellan, traveling west from Europe, in 1521, reached a 
region of .... It included about 40 Portuguese, among them Magellan's brother-in-
law .... cloves, but these proved more valuable than gold upon the return to Spain
. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Philippines - Wikipedia [PAR] The first recorded visit by Europeans is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan. He 
sighted Samar Island on March 16, 1521 and landed the next day on Homonhon
... [DOC] [TLE] The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Philippine Islands [PAR] Magellan was the first European to discover the islands, in 1521, and he was 
killed on Mactan ... Of these, 131,028 were named in affidavits as victims of war 
crimes. ... and Churchill were willing to grasp at the straw MacArthur offered them. 
... 1942 and the landings on Leyte in October 1944, the Philippines endured 
almost... [DOC] [TLE] Countries of Oceania - Sheppard Software [PAR] The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific 
Ocean, ... along the Pacific islands, starting with Ferdinand Magellan's visit in 
1521 during his ... of Guam in 1944 to recapture the island from Japanese military 
occupation. ... Japan conquered the islands in World War I, and administered 
them as a... [DOC] [TLE] The Philippines facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Comparatively, the area occupied by the Philippines is slightly larger than the 
state ... The Philippines' capital city, Manila, is located on the island of Luzon. .... 
the islands for Spain, but the Filipino chieftain Lapulapu killed Magellan in battle. 
..... In May 1999 the Philippine Senate ratified a new Visiting Forces Agreement 
with... [DOC] [TLE] Leyte: The Return to the Philippines [PAR] and overcame Japanese forces of greater magnitude than any previously met. ... 
The landing of the American forces on Leyte on 20 October 1944 brought to 
fruition the long-cherished desire of General Douglas MacArthur to return to the. 
Philippine Islands and avenge the humiliating reverses suffered in the early days. [DOC] [TLE] war and social upheaval: World War II Pacific Theater -- the ... [PAR] Jun 4, 2004 ... Here a group of Philipno Scouts is visiting Geeral MacArthur in his War 
Department ... seems less approaptiate than "We shall return", but it was pure 
MacArthur and he ... The first European to reach the Philippines was Magellan (
1521). .... (May 1942), the Japanese completed the occupation of the Islands. [DOC] [TLE] Philippines to 1949 by Sanderson Beck [PAR] Despite their 1529 treaty with Portugal, Spain sent

Question: Magellan visited these islands in 1521; MacArthur visited them in 1942, then returned in 1944
Answer: Philippines