Lapu-Lapu shrine

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Statue of Lapu-Lapu, with the Magellan Monument and Philippine flag in the background, on Mactan Island, Cebu.

The Lapu-Lapu shrine is a 20 metres (66 ft) bronze statue in Punta Engaño, City of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines, erected in honor of Datu Lapu-Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers and killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan on 1521.

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Coordinates: 10°18′39″N 124°00′55″E / 10.31083°N 124.01528°E / 10.31083; 124.01528


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