How old lapu-lapu died
Lapulapu
Datu of Mactan (fl. 1521)
"Lapu-Lapu" redirects here. For the city named after him, see Lapu-Lapu City. For other uses, see Lapu-Lapu (disambiguation).
In this Philippine name for indigenous people, this person is addressed by the sole name, Lapulapu.
Lapulapu[2][3][4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu,[5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines. Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.[6][7] Magellan's death in battle ended his voyage of circumnavigation and delayed the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years[8] until the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi which reached the archipelago in 1565.
Modern Philippine society regards him as the first Filipino hero Biography channel.