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The existing information was written by Magellan's Italian voyage chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta on Humabon and the indigenous Philippine peoples that existed prior to Spanish colonization. Rajah Humabon is cited as the reason for why Magellan fought in the Battle of Mactan , as the latter wanted to earn the trust of Humabon by helping him ...
Humabon demanded the bodies of Magellan and of some of Magellan's dead crew, in return for as much merchandise as the warriors wished, but they refused. Some of the soldiers who survived the battle and returned to Cebu were poisoned at a feast given by Humabon. Magellan was succeeded by Juan Sebastián Elcano as commander of the expedition ...
Lapulapu [2] [3] [4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, [5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines.Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
A Princess also a Court lady [1] Dayang-dayang (Tagalog: ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ ᜇᜌᜅ᜔, Arabic: دايڠ دايڠ) A Princess also a Court lady later become Queen consort of a Sultan or a Raja in Mindanao [1] Sultana: Arabic: سلطانه (sulṭānah) An Islamic title and a feminine form of the word Sultan. This term has been legally used for some ...
Magellan got involved in the political conflicts in the islands and took part in a battle against Lapulapu, chief of Mactan and an enemy of Datu Zula. At dawn on April 27, 1521, Magellan with 60 armed men and 1,000 Visayan warriors had great difficulty landing on the rocky shore of Mactan where Lapulapu had an army of 1,500 waiting on land.
April 7 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu. April 14 – Rajah Humabon and his queen Hara Humamay are christened Carlos and Juana respectively. April 27 – Battle of Mactan: Ferdinand Magellan is killed by Lapulapu in the Philippines. [2] [3]
Magellan lands on Cebu; meets Rajah Humabon of Cebu and enters into another Blood Compact. [2] [17] [18] April 14 The first Mass in Cebu province is celebrated, with about 500 natives, including Rajah Humabon and his wife, baptized into the Catholic Church. [22] April 27 Magellan is killed by Lapu-Lapu in the battle of Mactan; Spaniards ...
There is linguistic evidence that Cebu tried to preserve its Indian-Malay roots as time wore on since Antonio Pigafetta the scribe of Magellan described Rajah Tupas' father, the brother of Rajah Humabon as a "Bendara" which means "Treasurer" or "Vizier" in Sanskritized Malay [6] and is a shortening of the word "Bendahara" (भाण्डार ...