Lapulapu Monument in Mactan Island, Cebu
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(DSC02888) Lapu-Lapu Monument depicts the hero himself Lapu-Lapu holding a shield in one hand and kampilan sword on the other hand. It’s a 20-meter bronze statue inside Mactan Shrine in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. It is built in front of Magellan Marker and in honor of Datu Lapu-Lapu who was a native chieftain of the island who defeated the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan along with his soldiers in the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. Lapu-Lapu then became the first Filipino hero. (Taken from http://www.pacific-cebu.com/lapu-lapu-mo nument/)
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