Lapu-Lapu

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Lapu-Lapu was a 16th-century chieftain of Mactan in the Philippines, renowned for resisting Spanish colonization and being credited with the defeat of Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Filipino national hero
chieftain
historical figure
indigenous leader
warrior
approximateDate active around 1521
associatedWithEvent arrival of Magellan in the Philippines in 1521
associatedWithPerson Ferdinand Magellan
Rajah Humabon
associatedWithPlace Mactan Channel
causeOfFame killing of Ferdinand Magellan at Mactan
commemoratedBy Lapu-Lapu Shrine in Mactan
Philippine city of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island
Philippine currency designs
statue at Rizal Park, Manila
conflict Battle of Mactan
Spanish colonization of the Philippines
countryOfCitizenship Philippines
culture precolonial Philippine society
deathPlace Mactan Island (traditionally believed)
ethnicGroup Visayan people
hasRole military leader
political leader
historicalStatus first native leader in the Philippines known to have resisted Spanish forces
historicity partly documented in early Spanish chronicles
languageSpoken Visayan languages
legacy Philippine national hero commemorated in monuments
symbol of Filipino resistance to foreign rule
locatedInTimePeriod 16th century
nameVariant Cilapulapu
Lapulapu
Si Lapulapu
nationality Filipino
notableFor defeating Ferdinand Magellan
leadership in the Battle of Mactan
resisting Spanish colonization in the Philippines
opponent Ferdinand Magellan
opposed Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan
placeOfActivity Cebu region
Mactan Island
portrayedAs hero in Philippine films and television
hero in Philippine literature
positionHeld Datu of Mactan
chieftain of Mactan
region Central Visayas
religion indigenous Philippine beliefs
residence Mactan Island
sourceMention accounts of Antonio Pigafetta
title Datu

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