Lapu-Lapu Shrine
The Lapu-Lapu shrine is a 20 metres (66 ft) bronze statue in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, erected in honor of Lapu-Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan.[1]
Gallery
Mactan shrine entrance
Plaque recounting Lapu-Lapu's defense of Mactan
Plaque recounting Ferdinand Magellan's death
Lapu-Lapu's statue
See also
- Magellan shrine
- List of statues by height
References
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