Lapu Lapu Monument (Mactan Shrine):
Lapu-Lapu is thrilled as the 'first' Philippine national hero. It is also the name of the grouper fish in the Philippines. Lapu-Lapu (Kaliph Pulaka)- Muslim (born 1491, died 1542) known as the first indigenous of the archipelago to have resist Spanish colonization, he is now regarded as the first National hero of the Philippines. On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, carrying weapons with spears and kampilan, faced 49 Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan. He crossed the constricted channel to Mactan Island in an effort to widen the Catholic faith. he was killed by island chieftain Lapu Lapu leading his army of men during the encounter for supremacy and freedom on April 27, 1521. Magellan's body was never recovered and in 1866 a marker was erected as a monument to this great explorer, marking the spot that Magellan was slain. Lapu-Lapu's Monument in Mactan Island was erected in honor of the first Filipino Chieftain who fought for his people's freedom. It bordered in myth and legend. However this is a nice place to visit the grounds are very well kept and you can have a great seafood meal in one of the several fish restaurants next to the shrine. Why not check out the shell vendors just outside the shrine and marvel at the delicate design made merely from shells.
Lapu-Lapu is thrilled as the 'first' Philippine national hero. It is also the name of the grouper fish in the Philippines. Lapu-Lapu (Kaliph Pulaka)- Muslim (born 1491, died 1542) known as the first indigenous of the archipelago to have resist Spanish colonization, he is now regarded as the first National hero of the Philippines. On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, carrying weapons with spears and kampilan, faced 49 Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan. He crossed the constricted channel to Mactan Island in an effort to widen the Catholic faith. he was killed by island chieftain Lapu Lapu leading his army of men during the encounter for supremacy and freedom on April 27, 1521. Magellan's body was never recovered and in 1866 a marker was erected as a monument to this great explorer, marking the spot that Magellan was slain. Lapu-Lapu's Monument in Mactan Island was erected in honor of the first Filipino Chieftain who fought for his people's freedom. It bordered in myth and legend. However this is a nice place to visit the grounds are very well kept and you can have a great seafood meal in one of the several fish restaurants next to the shrine. Why not check out the shell vendors just outside the shrine and marvel at the delicate design made merely from shells.
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