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Captaincy General of the Philippines
The
Captaincy General of the Philippines
(; ) was an administrative district of the
Spanish Empire
. The
Captaincy General
encompassed the
Spanish East Indies
which included the modern country of the
Philippines
and various
Pacific Island
possessions, such as the
Caroline Islands
and
Guam
. It was founded in 1565 with the first permanent Spanish settlements.
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