What was the original name of the Philippines given by Ruy López de Villalobos?

Q. What was the original name of the Philippines given by Ruy López de Villalobos?
Answer: Las Islas Filipinas
Notes: In 1543, Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas" in honor of Prince Philip of Spain

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