1/8/2024 0 Comments Zula europe royal case![]() The battle was orchestrated in a manner that Lapu-Lapu’s warriors grouped themselves into three, while Magellan divided his troops into two. ![]() Armed with warfare and battle strategies far more advanced than that of the natives’, not to mention the impenetrable battle outfits which seemed invincible, they were still at leverage. In this vantage, being under-numbered would mean a clear and easy defeat for Magellan and his men. With forty-nine men including himself, Magellan undertook a ‘suicidal’ attack against Lapu-Lapu’s approximately 1,500 men, based on the recorded chronicle of Antonio Pigafetta. ![]() In fact, Magellan and some of his men had to paddle ‘three crossbow flights’ just to reach the coastline. Accordingly, the sea was brimming with rock and corals which hindered Magellan’s boats, especially the large ones from approaching the shore and the huge fleets from firing munitions as a support. The premature attack did not happen right away, but Magellan and his men returned to their boats and had to postpone their plan of invasion until in the morning.Īccording to some historians, Magellan’s victory could be easily guaranteed if not for the terrain of the battleground. With the help of a local Muslim merchant who acted as Magellan’s interpreter, Magellan admonished Lapu-Lapu to surrender, yet the latter was still formidably defiant. Three hours before dawn, on April 27, 1521, Magellan and his troops landed on the sleeping coast of Mactan Island. Confident of their imminent victory, Magellan tagged along Rajah Humabon to witness the supposed looming European triumph. Some of his men disapproved his decision of joining the invasion, but Magellan did not pay heed. Instead of one, Magellan nonetheless, sent three boatloads, with sixty of his men, himself included to personally lead the attack. Datu Zula, unable to send his presents because of Lapu-Lapu’s intervention, bid Magellan to send a boatload of men so he could fight Lapu-Lapu. This provocative act by Lapu-Lapu further deepened the rift between the two Mactan rulers. Therefore, to uphold his vow, on April 26, 1521, he purposed to send one of his sons to bring two live goats as presents to Magellan as a sign of his loyalty and thus, to fulfill his promise of allegiance however, this action was preempted by Datu Lapu-Lapu and barred Datu Zula from taking such an action. The Cause of the Battle: A painting depicting the heroic Battle of Mactan in 1521 featuring Datu Lapu-Lapu and Ferdinand Magellanĭatu Zula, for his part accepted the friendship of Magellan, and hence, swore loyalty to the king of Spain. One was Datu Zula-who pledged allegiance to Magellan, and thus, accepted the Spanish rule, and the other one was Datu Lapu-Lapu who vehemently resisted the idea. ![]() It is to be noted that in Mactan Island, there were two local chieftains leading two different tribes. This friendship later ensured allegiance and submission of the nearby local chieftains to the Spanish crown, except for one local chieftain in Mactan Island named Datu Lapu-Lapu. Magellan was auspicious in befriending the local chieftain, and in fact, was as well equally successful in converting the royal family, their kin, and some less than 1000 natives to Christianity. Fernão de Magalhães) a Portuguese explorer and conquistador commissioned by Spain made his first landing in the Philippines via Homonhon Island, in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, where he openly claimed a portion of the Philippine archipelago, specifically the ones he had seen as part of the possessions of the King of Spain and as such, named them ‘Islas de San Lazaro’ or ‘Archipelago of Saint Lazarus’.Ī few weeks after, Magellan and his crew proceeded with their journey and reached the Island of Cebu, on April 7, 1521, which, at that time was under the kingship of Rajah Humabon. On March 16, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan (a.k.a. As the Battle of Mactan planted the very first seed of nationalism and autonomy along the then jagged coast of Mactan Island, the Mactan Shrine, in turn opines this gallant crusade, embracing fervently the memories of the perilous adventure in the dim and distant past. One cannot separate the relevance of the Battle of Mactan from the Mactan Shrine or the significance of the latter from the former in as far as the parallel historical connotation of both is concerned. The Battle of Mactan: The Fight that Started It All That battle was then centuries later dubbed as the ‘Battle of Mactan’. The 20-foot bronze statue of Datu Lapu-Lapu which serves as the main point of interest of the Shrineīeyond the typical exterior of the Mactan Shrine park, where both public and private transportation traverse forming part of the daily grind of Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City lies the hallow ground, where one fateful day a long time ago, a fierce battle was fought in the name of freedom and love.
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