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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.
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.
The residents led by Lapu Lapu defended Magellan's attack with force, and Magellan died on April 27, in the Battle of Mactan, about three weeks after he had arrived in Philippines. [15] After Magellan's death, his Spanish colleagues left. [16]
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 ...
Magellan mustered a force of 60 armed men from his crew to oppose Lapu-Lapu's forces. Some Cebuano men followed Magellan to Mactan, but were instructed by Magellan not to join the fight, but merely to watch. [117] He first sent an envoy to Lapu-Lapu, offering him a last chance to accept the king of Spain as their ruler and avoid bloodshed. Lapu ...
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Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base is located on Mactan island, [1] in Lapu-Lapu City, in the province of Cebu in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. Mactan island is best known as being the location where the Spanish explorer, Ferdinand Magellan was killed by the forces of Lapulapu during his circumnavigation of the earth.
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