Philip III of Spain

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[td]===Philippines===[/td]
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[td]{{copy edit section|date=February 2025}}[/td] [td][[File:Imperio EspaΓ±ol en Asia y OceanΓ­a.png|thumb|[[Spanish East Indies]] (red) and [[Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago]] (light purple). Dark purple represents the territories to be conquered.]][/td]
[td][[File:Imperio EspaΓ±ol en Asia y OceanΓ­a.png|thumb|[[Spanish East Indies]] (red) and [[Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago]] (light purple). Dark purple represents the territories to be conquered.]][/td]
[td]Philip III sought to strengthen the Spanish position in the Philippines in response to increasing threats from English and Dutch naval forces challenging the former Spanish-Portuguese monopoly over the [[East Indies]]. The Spanish response became more urgent after a Spanish-Dutch naval battle near [[Manila]] in 1600. Philip III also aimed to conquer the [[Ternate Sultanate|Sultanate of Ternate]] and its vassal kingdoms, fearing that Dutch expansion in the North Pacific could jeopardize Spanish trade with China and the security of [[New Spain]].[/td]
[td]Philip III sought to strengthen the Spanish position in the Philippines in response to increasing threats from English and Dutch naval forces challenging the former Spanish-Portuguese monopoly over the [[East Indies]]. The Spanish response became more urgent after a Spanish-Dutch naval battle near [[Manila]] in 1600. Philip III also aimed to conquer the [[Ternate Sultanate|Sultanate of Ternate]] and its vassal kingdoms, fearing that Dutch expansion in the North Pacific could jeopardize Spanish trade with China and the security of [[New Spain]].[/td]

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