Lapu-lapu

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu (1491–1542) was a ruler of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the Spanish colonization. He is now regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero. He is also known under the names Çilapulapu, Si Lapulapu, Salip Pulaka, and Kali Pulako (alternatively spelled as Cali Pulaco), though the historicity of the names are disputed.

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