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Lapu-Lapu shrine

 
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Statue of Lapu-Lapu, with the Magellan Monument and Philippine flag in the background, on Mactan Island, Cebu.

The Lapu-Lapu shrine is a 20-meter bronze statue in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines, erected in honor of Datu Lapu-Lapu, a native chieftain who defeated Spanish soldiers, and Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan on 1521.

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Coordinates: 10°18′39″N 124°00′55″E / 10.31083°N 124.01528°E / 10.31083; 124.01528



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