Lapulapu Mactan Shrine, Cebu
Marissa and her younger brother Mario, at the Lapulapu Mactan Shrine.
The front side of the Lapulapu plaque says:
Lapulapu
Here on 27 April 1521, Lapulapu and his men repulsed the Spanish invaders killing their leader Ferdinand Magellan. Thus Lapulapu became the first Filipino to have repelled European aggression.
The back side of the Lapulapu plaque says:
Ferdinand Magellan’s Death
On this spot Ferdinand Magellan died on April 27 1521 wounded in an encounter with the soldiers of Lapulapu, Chief of Mactan Island. One of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, under the command of Juan Sebastian Elcano, sailed from Cebu on May 1 1521 and anchored at San Lucar de Barraneda on September 6, 1522, thus completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
There is also a large status of Lapulapu holding a shield and a sword.
Fortunately, and despite the heat, there was an ice cream vendor on hand to help us chill out in the shade.
There were a lot of Kalachuchi about (also known as “the temple flower”).
