Interesting Facts About Lapu-Lapu of Mactan: The First Filipino Hero

Interesting Facts About Lapu-Lapu of Mactan: The First Filipino Hero

The Philippines is a wonderful country with rich culture and history. It is home to the brave and the free. Filipinos are freedom-loving people as proven by Lapu-Lapu and other heroes. Datu Lapu-Lapu of Mactan is regarded by Filipino historians as the first hero of the Philippines. 

Ask a young Filipino student who killed Ferdinand Magellan and he/she will promptly answer – “Lapu-Lapu”. Who is Lapu-Lapu? Scroll down to find out!

1.) Lapu-Lapu was born in 1491 and died in1542 CE and was the datu or chieftain of the island of Mactan in the Visayas.

2.) Lapulapu is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization which is why he is regarded as the first Filipino hero.

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