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.
Gallery
 Mactan Shrine Entrance. |
 Mactan Shrine Entrance. |
 Lapu-Lapu. |
 Ferdinand Magellan's Death. |
 GLORIAS ESPAÑOLAS. |
 A HERNANDO DE MAGALLANES. |
 SIENDO GOBERNADOR DON MIGUEL ORFUS. |
 REINANDO YSABEL II. |
 Side 1. |
 Side 2. |
 Wide View. |
 Lapu-Lapu vs Ferdinand Magellan. |
 Lapu-Lapu. |
 Lapu-Lapu. |
 Lapu-Lapu. |
 Animals bones and skins. |
 Other views. |
 Other views. |
 Other views. |
 A view of Hilton from the shrine. |
See also
Coordinates: 10°18′39″N 124°00′55″E / 10.31083°N 124.01528°E
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