What the records say
- When
- 7 May 1521
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 10.31° N, 124.02° E
- Description
- 1521 first native resistance against the Spanish colonisation in the Philippines
Battle of Mactan
1521 battle between Ferdinand Magellan and Lapulapu
The Battle of Mactan was fought on a beach in Mactan Island between Spanish forces led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, along with local allies, and Lapulapu, a chieftain of the island, on the early morning of April 27, 1521.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Mactan: Ferdinand Magellan is killed in the Philippines when he confronts Lapulapu, the chief of the island”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mactan Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page