Diogo Veloso
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Diogo Veloso, or Diego Belloso in the Spanish historical accounts (1558 – 1599), was a
Europeans to ever set foot in Laos
.
Veloso's journey to Laos started in
Southern China and Vietnam
.
Veloso and Ruiz decided to journey to Laos and bring back Satha to restore his reign over Lovek. They arrived in
, and beautiful women. Veloso and Ruiz were also received with a great feast. But while they were in Vientiane they learned Satha had died from an illness he caught on his way from Cambodia to Laos. Saddened and angered by the news, Veloso and Ruiz returned to Lovek and started a rebellion to put one of Satha's political allies on the throne and free Cambodia from Ayutthaya. They managed to drive out Ayutthaya forces from parts of Cambodia and create a new state but led the new Cambodian state into a brief period of chaos.Eventually Veloso returned to Malacca.
Bibliography
- Morga, Antonio De (2009). The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan, and China. Applewood Books. ISBN 978-1429091398. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
See also
- Cambodian–Spanish War
- Pedro Ordóñez de Ceballos
- Antonio de Morga
- Spanish East Indies
- Portuguese discoveries
External links
- [1] History of Cambodian-Portuguese relations.
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