A large statue of Lapu Lapu holding a shield and a sword. Lapu Lapu shrine is a 20 meter bronze memorial statue erected on Mactan Island in the Place of Punta Engaño, Cebu City, Philippines, in honor of Datu Lapu-Lapu who defeated the Spaniards and killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. To honor the first national hero Cebuano people have contructed a statue and church in Mactan Island. It is now known as Lapu Lapu Shrine, Cebu .


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