Lapu-Lapu

Presented By: Lulab, Louie Jay B.

Sched. Code: 5031
Born: 1491, Mactan
Died: 1542, Mactan
Full name: Lapu-Lapu
Nationality: Philippine
Successor: Mangubat
Reign: fl. 1521
Parents: Inday Puti, Kusgano
Lapu-Lapu became the first hero of the
Philippines. Lapu-Lapu was the first Filipino
to resist Spanish colonization, and delayed
the Spanish conquest and conquering of the
Philippines for over 40 years.
Rather, it's the noteworthy qualities about him that
can be gleaned: his leadership, courage, tactical
prowess, and his principles. The Battle of Mactan
can be easily seen as having been designed by
Lapulapu the way he'd like to unfold it. Through
psy-war, he was able to steer Magellan into
attacking during low tide.
Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, was a
datu of Mactan in the Visayas. He is best known for the Battle of
Mactan that happened at dawn on April 27, 1521, where he and his
warriors and defeated the forces of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand
Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
Magellan's death ended his voyage of circumnavigation and delayed
the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the
expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1564. Legazpi continued
the expeditions of Magellan, leading to the colonization of the
Philippines for 333 years.
Modern Philippine society regards him as the first
Filipino hero because of his resistance to imperial
Spanish colonization. Monuments of Lapulapu
have been built all over the Philippines to honor
Lapulapu's bravery against the Spaniards. The
Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire
Protection use his image as part of their official
seals.