Lapu-Lapu Monument (Lapu-Lapu)

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The statue is the monument that marks the site where Lapu-Lapu (Muslim) purportedly killed Magellan in 1521. Lapu-Lapu's Monument in Mactan Island, was erected in honor of the first Filipino Chieftain who fought for his people's freedom.

Today Lapu-Lapu is honored as the 'first' Philippine national hero. Named after the hero, Lapu-Lapu is also the name of the grouper fish in the Philippines. Lapu-Lapu (Kaliph Pulaka)- Muslim (born 1491, died 1542) known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted 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, armed with spears and kampilan, faced 49 Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan.