He underestimated Lapu-Lapu’s forces. On April 27, 1521, he brought a contingent of 60 from Cebu to Mactan. He left only 10 to guard the vessel and only 50 went ashore led by Magellan himself.

These few tidbits about Lapu-Lapu and Magellan might douse the raging fires among Filipinos who, in the light of this controversy, became instant patriots. Or maybe it won’t. MYTH: Lapu-Lapu was ...

Lapu Lapu, a Gaithersburg takeout shop, ... was a 16th-century warrior who turned away explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan. It wasn’t much of a fight, actually.

Dr. Danilo Madrid Gerona, a member of Sevilla 2019-2022 that is leading and coordinating the global celebration of the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world ...

The festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 ...

Lapu-Lapu met Magellan on the beaches of Mactan on April 27, 1521. His warriors – numbering about 1,000 – routed Magellan’s crew of about 50 soldiers with wooden shields and spears ...

Lapu-Lapu is known for leading the resistance against Magellan’s venture into the colonisation of the Philippine archipelago. Magellan’s unit was defeated during the Battle of Mactan, which ...

On March 6, 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his Spanish crew landed in Guam in the Marianna chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The crew was starving and suffering from ...

Nonetheless, it’s clear that Ferdinand Magellan’s 1519 expedition changed the world forever. His journey was “the greatest sea voyage ever undertaken, and the most significant,” says ...

Danny Trejo will star as explorer Ferdinand Magellan in period action film '1521,' set in The Philippines, shooting from this month. ... He will play the role of Datu Lapu-lapu, ...