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The Story of Lapu-Lapu: The Legendary Filipino Hero

Lapu-Lapu is celebrated as the first Filipino hero for vanquishing Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan and his army in 1521 when they attempted to colonize Mactan Island. A monument stands on Mactan Island today honoring Lapu-Lapu's victory, which symbolized the country's first successful resistance against European colonization. The document discusses Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan during his voyage to establish alliances and spread Christianity in the Philippines.

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The Story of Lapu-Lapu: The Legendary Filipino Hero

Lapu-Lapu is celebrated as the first Filipino hero for vanquishing Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan and his army in 1521 when they attempted to colonize Mactan Island. A monument stands on Mactan Island today honoring Lapu-Lapu's victory, which symbolized the country's first successful resistance against European colonization. The document discusses Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan during his voyage to establish alliances and spread Christianity in the Philippines.

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The Story of Lapu-Lapu: The Legendary Filipino Hero

The video tells the story about the first hero of the Philippines, Lapu-Lapu. Lapu-Lapu is widely
celebrated as the first Filipino hero, famously vanquishing Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand
Magellan and his army in their attempt to colonize Mactan Island. In honor of his triumph, Lapu-
Lapu’s monument stands tall on the island of Mactan today, symbolizing the country’s first
successful resistance to Spanish colonization.

Lapu-Lapu is also known under the names of Cilapulapu, Si Lapulapu, Salip Pulaka, Cali Pulaco,
and LapuLapu Dimantag. And historians can’t unanimously agree on his real name.

In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan unintentionally stumbled upon Homonhon Island while he was en
route to Indonesia’s Spice Islands. There, he was able to establish an allegiance with the local
rulers, particularly Rajah Humabon of Cebu. It was Magellan who convinced Rajah Humabon
and his wife to be baptized into Catholicism and later offered them the Santo Nino. This is said
to be the very moment in history when the Christian religion was introduced to the Philippines.

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