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'''Lapu-Lapu''' (1491 – 1542) was a chief of the {{Wiki|Visayans}} on the island of {{Wiki|Mactan}} in what is now [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]. | '''Lapu-Lapu''' (1491 – 1542) was a chief of the {{Wiki|Visayans}} on the island of {{Wiki|Mactan}} in what is now [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography == | ||
A rival of [[Rajah Humabon]] from the neighboring Cebu, Lapu-Lapu had gained possession of an [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden|artifact]] left behind by the [[Isu]]. In April 1521, he used the artifact to lead his men to wage a [[Battle of Mactan|resistance campaign]] against the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] expedition led by [[Ferdinand Magellan]], who had come seeking the artifact. Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated the Spanish, with the chief personally killing Magellan himself.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> For his resistance to Spanish colonization, Lapu-Lapu | |||
=== Battle of Mactan === | |||
A rival of [[Rajah Humabon]] from the neighboring island of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu had gained possession of an [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden|artifact]] left behind by the [[Isu]]. In April 1521, he used the artifact to lead his men to wage a [[Battle of Mactan|resistance campaign]] against the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] {{Wiki|Magellan expedition|expedition}} led by [[Ferdinand Magellan]], who had come seeking the artifact. Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated the Spanish, with the chief personally killing Magellan himself.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
For his resistance to Spanish colonization, Lapu-Lapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first hero in Filipino folklore.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Lapulapu}}</ref> During their time in Cebu in 2023, the [[Korea|Korean]]-[[United States|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited a golden statue that had been erected in Lapu-Lapu's honor.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – Episode 43</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACFT Lapu-Lapu holds Pieces of Eden.jpg|Lapu-Lapu | ACFT Lapu-Lapu holds Pieces of Eden.jpg|Lapu-Lapu using his Piece of Eden against the Spanish soldiers | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Lapu-Lapu (1491 – 1542) was a chief of the Visayans on the island of Mactan in what is now Cebu, Philippines.
Biography
Battle of Mactan
A rival of Rajah Humabon from the neighboring island of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu had gained possession of an artifact left behind by the Isu. In April 1521, he used the artifact to lead his men to wage a resistance campaign against the Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, who had come seeking the artifact. Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated the Spanish, with the chief personally killing Magellan himself.[2]
Legacy
For his resistance to Spanish colonization, Lapu-Lapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first hero in Filipino folklore.[3] During their time in Cebu in 2023, the Korean-American Noa Kim and the Japanese Templar Shimazu Sei visited a golden statue that had been erected in Lapu-Lapu's honor.[4]
Gallery
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Lapu-Lapu using his Piece of Eden against the Spanish soldiers
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (flashback only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Lapulapu on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 41
- ↑ Lapulapu on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 43