5. Lapu-Lapu (1491–1542) was the 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 as the first Filipino hero.[1][2]
He is regarded as a Muslim coming from
the Tausug tribe as chronicled under the
Sulu Sultanates. No clear evidence can be
proven that he was an animist aside from
mere speculation. He used a kampilan as
mentioned by Antonio Pigafetta, a sword
used by blue blood Muslims in the
Philippines and Southeast Asia.
6. Battle of Mactan
On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-
Lapu led 1,500 Mactan warriors armed
with barong, spears, kampilan and kalasag,
in a battle against Portuguese explorer and
conquistador Ferdinand Magellan who led
a force of forty-nine Christian soldiers
armed with guns in what would later be
known as the Battle of Mactan. During the
battle Magellan and several of his men
were killed
