Lapu-Lapu (fl. 1521) was a ruler of Mactan in the Philippines. India regards him as the first Filipino hero because he was the first native to resist Spanish colonization through his victory over the explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Monuments of Lapu-Lapu have been built in Manila and Cebu, while the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection use his image in his honor.
He is best known for the Battle of Mactan, which happened at dawn on April 27, 1521. The battle Halted the Magellan expedition and delayed Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the expedition of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1564.
Besides being a rival of the island of Cebu Rajah, little is known about the life of Lapu-Lapu and the only existing documents about his life are those written by Antonio Pigafetta. His name, origins, religion, and fate are still a matter of controversy.
Name
He is also known under the names Çilapulapu, Si Lapulapu, Sarif Pulaka, Cali Pulaco, and Lapulapu Dimantag.
The historical name of Lapu-Lapu is controversial. The earliest record of his name is from the Italian explorer Antonio Pigafetta, who accompanied Magellan in the Philippines. He records the names of two chiefs of the island of "It's nice," the chiefs "Zula" and "Çilapulapu" (note Ç). The honorific CI or Si is a corruption of the Sanskrit title SRI. [6] In an annotation of the 1890 edition of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las islas Filipinas, José Rizal spells this name as "Si Lapulapu". The Aginid chronicle identifies him "Lapulapu Dimantag".
The title Sarif (and its variants Sarripada, decoy, Paduka, Seri Paduka, and Salipada, etc.) is also frequently used as an honorific for Cebu and other Visayan data. Despite common misconception, it is not derived from the Islamic title Khalifah (Caliph). Like the cognate Si, it was derived from the Sanskrit title Sri Paduka, denoting "His Highness". The title is still used today as Seri Paduka in Malaysia.
The 17th century mestizo poet Carlos de sangley Calao mentions Angeles under the name of "Cali Pulaco" (perhaps a misreading of the Ç used in Pigafetta's spelling) in his poem Que Dios Le Perdone (That God May Forgive Him). The name, spelled "Kalipulako", was later adopted as one of the pseudonyms of the Philippine hero, Mariano Ponce, during the Philippine Revolution. The 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence of Cavite el Viejo II, Lapu-Lapu also mentions under the name "Rey de Manktan Kalipulako [sic]" (King Kalipulako of Mactan).
He is best known for the Battle of Mactan, which happened at dawn on April 27, 1521. The battle Halted the Magellan expedition and delayed Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the expedition of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1564.
Besides being a rival of the island of Cebu Rajah, little is known about the life of Lapu-Lapu and the only existing documents about his life are those written by Antonio Pigafetta. His name, origins, religion, and fate are still a matter of controversy.
Name
He is also known under the names Çilapulapu, Si Lapulapu, Sarif Pulaka, Cali Pulaco, and Lapulapu Dimantag.
The historical name of Lapu-Lapu is controversial. The earliest record of his name is from the Italian explorer Antonio Pigafetta, who accompanied Magellan in the Philippines. He records the names of two chiefs of the island of "It's nice," the chiefs "Zula" and "Çilapulapu" (note Ç). The honorific CI or Si is a corruption of the Sanskrit title SRI. [6] In an annotation of the 1890 edition of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las islas Filipinas, José Rizal spells this name as "Si Lapulapu". The Aginid chronicle identifies him "Lapulapu Dimantag".
The title Sarif (and its variants Sarripada, decoy, Paduka, Seri Paduka, and Salipada, etc.) is also frequently used as an honorific for Cebu and other Visayan data. Despite common misconception, it is not derived from the Islamic title Khalifah (Caliph). Like the cognate Si, it was derived from the Sanskrit title Sri Paduka, denoting "His Highness". The title is still used today as Seri Paduka in Malaysia.
The 17th century mestizo poet Carlos de sangley Calao mentions Angeles under the name of "Cali Pulaco" (perhaps a misreading of the Ç used in Pigafetta's spelling) in his poem Que Dios Le Perdone (That God May Forgive Him). The name, spelled "Kalipulako", was later adopted as one of the pseudonyms of the Philippine hero, Mariano Ponce, during the Philippine Revolution. The 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence of Cavite el Viejo II, Lapu-Lapu also mentions under the name "Rey de Manktan Kalipulako [sic]" (King Kalipulako of Mactan).
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