Mindanao was a much tougher nut to crack. Although Spain was able to establish and defend a fort in Zamboanga, they had very little success against places where Islamic authority was more firmly established, such as the Sultanates of Lanao (around Lake Lanao) and Magindanao (in the river basin of that name).
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Mindanao was a much tougher nut to crack. Although Spain was able to establish and defend a fort in Zamboanga, they had very little success against places where Islamic authority was more firmly established, such as the Sultanates of Lanao (around Lake Lanao) and Magindanao (in the river basin of that name).