Lapu-Lapu shrine
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The Lapu-Lapu shrine is a 20 metres (66 ft) bronze statue in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, erected in honor of Lapu-Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan.
Gallery
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Mactan shrine entrance
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Plaque recounting Lapu-Lapu's defense of Mactan
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Plaque recounting Ferdinand Magellan's death
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Lapu-Lapu's statue
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Coordinates: 10°18′39″N 124°0′54.8″E / 10.31083°N 124.015222°E
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