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2. Lapulapu - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Lapu-Lapu (film) - Wikipedia

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   Lapu-Lapu was released on December 25, 2002 as part of the 28th Metro Manila Film Festival. Earning only ₱5.7 million by the end of the festival against a budget of at least ₱35 million, it was a box-office bomb. However, the film won seven FAP Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Mayo), and Best Actor (Lapid).

4. Battle of Mactan - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Mactan (Filipino: Labanan sa Mactan; Spanish: Batalla de Mactán) was fought on a beach in Mactan Island (now part of Cebu, Philippines) between Spanish forces led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan along with local allies, and Lapulapu, the chieftain of the island, on the early morning hours of April 27, 1521.

5. Lapulapu Memorial Shrine and Museum - Wikipedia

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   As a preparation for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, the Mactan Shrine park in Lapu-Lapu City was renovated. [1] By September 2019, the initial plans for the shrine called for the replacement of the 20 m (66 ft) bronze statue of Lapulapu with a larger monument depicting the Battle of Mactan; the bronze statue is planned to be reinstalled in a courtyard of a museum to ...

6. Mactan Shrine - Wikipedia

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   Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines.It hosts two monuments, namely the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the Lapu Lapu Monument, a bronze statue which commemorates Lapu Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in ...

7. Muelle Osmeña Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   The Muelle Osmeña is a historic wharf in Lapu-Lapu, Philippines. It host a lighthouse which stands along the Mactan Channel. [1] The structure was built in 1910 which is made out of coral stones. [2] It is named after Philippine President Sergio Osmeña, who was also a native of Cebu. [2]

8. Lapu-Lapu (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Lapulapu or Lapu-Lapu was a datu of Mactan (fl. 1521). Lapu-Lapu may also refer to: Epinephelus undulosus, a fish known in the Philippines known as Lapu-lapu; Eutropis lapulapu, a species of skink; Lapu-Lapu, a 2002 Filipino film; Lapu-Lapu City, a highly-urbanized city in Cebu, Philippines Lapu-Lapu City College, an educational institution in ...

9. Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom - Wikipedia

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   Aerial view of Agrifina Circle where the Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom is centered The Agrifina Circle in June 2024. Note the absence of the statue and its podium. In 2004, House of Representatives members Raul del Mar (Cebu City–1st) and Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz initiated the installation of a statue of Lapulapu in Rizal Park as a move to honor Lapulapu as a hero of not only Cebu but ...