Lequios

The Lequios were ostensibly certain inhabitants of Ophir, which the Spaniards considered to be the Philippine Islands before they established Spanish settlements.[1]

Further information: Ophir

This same volume also contains the official documents regarding the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. It also contains the logbook of Francisco Albo, the chief pilot of the ship Victoria. This logbook is also one of the main references regarding the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. Ophir was:

"delante de China hacia el mar, las islas donde muchos de los moluqueños, chino, y se reunió con el comercio Lequios"

It means, "in front of China towards the sea, of many islands where the Moluccans, Chinese, and Lequios met to trade".[1]

The inhabitants of the Ryukyu Islands were also referred to as Lequios by Tomé Pires.[2][3]

References
  1. Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas. Colección general de documentos relativos a las Islas Filipinas existentes en el Archivo de Indias de Sevilla. Tomo III--Documento 98, 1520-1528. pp. 112–138.
  2. Diffie, Bailey Wallys. Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580.
  3. Saraiva, Luís. History of Mathematical Sciences: Portugal and East Asia II.
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