In fact, the monument was known as the Statute of the Sentinel of Freedom, partially because he was the first native Mactan chieftain to resist when the Spanish attempted to colonize and is regarded as a national hero. In addition to his Spanish resistance, Lapu-Lapu also stood up to a heavily armed Spanish army, led by their Portuguese captain, Ferdinand Magellan, on the morning of April 27th, 1521.
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