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  • NicoRobin Mar 20, 2012 @ 6:57 am | delete
    I learned in our hist 1 class that Lapu-lapu is not a native in Phils...He's Bornean...hhmmm...comment?
  • The_Bard Mar 20, 2012 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Prior to Spanish conquest there was no unifying nation of the Philippines, so the concept of being "Filipino" would not have been an issue. The archipelago consisted of various islands each ruled by a Datu or Rajah. There is no reason to suppose that Lapu-Lapu wasn't from Borneo, because the population of the islands came from many neighbouring countries. Malay, China, Indonesia, and the south pacific. Equally the indigenous people of the Philippines would have gone to those countries also - hence the mix.

    The fact is that Lapu Lapu would not have known he was Bornean (if he was). He may have known he was from Suvarnabhumi, which was the name of Borneo five hundred years ago, but that is to presume he was aware of his land's history in the early 16th century - which is unlikely.

    It's very likely he just went from one island to another, found Mactan and became ruler - but it doesn't make him anything less a "Filipino". As far as Magellan was concerned, Mactan was just another island like Samar, without any cohesive unifying rule. Spain created the Philippines - Lapu Lapu did not consider that he was part of a united nation - he just saw Magellan and fought against him. A similar argument that you may wish to discuss with your teacher is of Thomas Paine, who was one of the founding fathers of the USA and supported the American Revolution. He wrote "The Rights of Man" and "The Age of Reason." Yet he was born and raised in England, but that does not make him anything less than an American in the eyes of America.
  • Maue Dec 3, 2011 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    Our elders in cebu have told us that Lapu-lapu carried the dead body of Magellan with him. A typhoon flashflood have taken away the body of Magellan. I believe them more than any other Spanish historians.
  • Minori Nov 15, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    We are studying this now at Social Studies.
  • calistoeloi Nov 5, 2011 @ 11:30 am | delete
    Very good. Well done!
  • adamfrench Oct 17, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
    Impressive lens, definitely thumbs up
  • mikey Sep 15, 2011 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    mahal ko ang Pilipino
  • christina "rizza" canzon 1- charitable Sep 14, 2011 @ 4:13 am | delete
    oh my god!!!......
  • Spook Apr 27, 2011 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Fascinating and never knew much or anything about this , until visiting this great lens.
  • anonymous Mar 19, 2011 @ 5:10 am | delete
    Lapu Lapu was a datu who refused to honor Humabon's authority which was given by Magellan. He did not defend his country, only his pride. And he did not kill Magellan, one of his soldiers did.
    to the guy who said refer to Filipino history books and not Pigafetta's chronicle, don't be stupid. We didn't have records at that time and messages were passed on by word of mouth. so all the Filipino-written history books we have today have Pigafetta and Urdaneta and all other spanish expedition scribes' chronicles as our basis.
    and why hate the spaniards? not all of them were bad. if not for them, we'd still have slavery today. also they introduced schools to the philippines, so again if not for them, we remain ignorant.
  • Proud Pilipino!!!! Feb 17, 2011 @ 11:15 pm | delete
    I'm a proud Pilipino and I love the batlle of Mactan beacuz it shows how us Filipinos are brave and strong. Stupis Spaniards ( no ofense if u r one) should have never stepped on our shores. GALIT AKO SIYO ANG SPANIARDS!!!
  • michael nickerson Aug 29, 2010 @ 5:18 am | delete
    I see in 1946 the Phils was a U S territory. They should have stayed that way and enjoyed the freedom many Americans do today. As a territory the Phils would still maintain its many laws and cultures plus be American Citizens as well..The ppl of the Phils should never have given the right to be US Citizens away..How many filiipina come here and still wish to be here...the ppl did not look ahead to the future...look what they have now...as US citizens the Phils would be a great nation today
  • Bathala Aug 10, 2010 @ 6:35 am | delete
    as the story was told to me it may slightly differ if it be true or not I still believe these invaders did more then barter and glad hand with the Rajahs of the Philippines. As it was told to me by a historian. Magellan traveled Village to Village with otherwise incidious intent with his men enjoying so called the spoils of conquest.. Well knowing the rajahs and datu s were well aware of eachothers actions. See either it be the story I was told or what was written by the " white man" one fact is for sure Magellan and his men raped and pillaged villages they got what they deserved and another additive to the story I was told. When Datu Lapu Lapu killed Magellan he took his head and we never gave it back. So I dont know why they would say he was killed by poison arrows. The Moral of the Story kids is History Books are flawed
  • roxanemaevaflor Jul 28, 2010 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    im proud to be filipino!!!!! :)
  • mac-francis Jul 24, 2010 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    i like the history
  • alexz Jul 21, 2010 @ 4:32 am | delete
    the information i read is not enough, would you plz publish more of the histories?
    or any info,, tnx by the way.
  • mac-mac Feb 7, 2010 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    im proud to be a filipino citizen
  • arncyn Feb 5, 2010 @ 10:28 am | delete
    I'm Filipino and I enjoyed this concise history of our country that you've painted here. "They still seek their true identity and place in the world." - very true... the Spanish ruled us for so long that it will be impossible to completely remove all traces of colonization - not in this lifetime I suppose. (Even my family name is of Spanish origin, and so are my parents'). Still, it's a part of us as a people and is just something we have to make the most of. Very well written & nicely crafted lens, *blessed by an angel*
  • pedicab Nov 9, 2009 @ 8:04 am | delete
    very beautyful!!!!!! the history of the Philippines
    and for me spain and Philippines is one of the mst power
    country in the world
  • :diana: Oct 21, 2009 @ 3:39 am | delete
    :: love being filipino... taas ang bandila...
  • denise Sep 29, 2009 @ 6:34 am | delete
    do you have a picture of magellan`s route to the philippines ?? :D i`ll be waiting :)
  • aprilyn Sep 15, 2009 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    what are the practices during the colonization of spanish
  • mark Sep 4, 2009 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    what is the 5 contribution of lapu-lapu?
  • archie Aug 19, 2009 @ 4:29 am | delete
    lapu lapu what a great pilipino and a leader of the people of mactan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,..........................
  • DelF.in Suson Jr. Aug 6, 2009 @ 8:32 am | delete
    There is a spot in Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan island that's revered by islanders more than any other place. A marker says it was on that site that a man who had sought dominion over the island in the name of the Spanish king had died in the hands of the brave warrior chieftain Lapu-Lapu 485 years ago. (Click on photos to view larger images)

    Lapu-Lapu's deed is fact but it spawned legends about the man-how he defeated the Spanish forces with their powerful artillery (guns, swords, cannons, cross-bows, body armor) and killed their leader Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan-and what became of him.

    It is said in the island that the chieftain did not die or that at least nobody ever saw him die and the islanders believe he has been turned into a stone and is forever guarding the seas of Mactan. Fishermen in the island city point to a stone shaped like a man in the deep and they throw coins at it as a way of asking permission to fish in the chieftain's seas. Magellan monument in Lapu-Lapu
  • joel a feliciano... Aug 5, 2009 @ 4:44 am | delete
    so,so,..as a filipino with a spanish surname ...i pay honor to this warrior...to my country men if you admired what lapu-lapu did !!! then join me in changing our countries name..!!! Demolish our attachment to our spanish colonial heredity....call it the republic of lapu-lapu or labuyo islands..laugh at me cause your to cowardly to see my point....
  • michael nickerson Aug 29, 2010 @ 5:22 am | delete
    Well you also gave away the right to be citizens of the United States and still remain free. The ppl must vote to become a state...Pouerto Rico is a territory as well as Guam and each person there is a US Citizen by laws of these United States of America
  • erick Jul 22, 2009 @ 2:01 am | delete
    what is the filipino service in Spain
  • mira Jul 12, 2009 @ 5:27 am | delete
    thank you so much.... and thanks to lapu-lapu who is indeed a really good hero... i love philippine history sooooo.... much! thanks! by the way do you have the route of villalobos and legazpi? please i just need it... thanks! HISTORY FORMS AND MOVES THE WORLD!
  • Muhammad Jul 7, 2009 @ 12:49 am | delete
    Thanks for the lens! I even went to wikipedia and other sites for more info..

    I don't beleive that Lapu Lapu's warriors were 1500. How can those 49 rapers has the courage and faith to defeat 1500?

    I am sure that this guy "Antonia Pigafetta" who told the story had over-estimated their numbers greatly in order to justify their defeat.

    It's the god's well and the bravery of the muslim Lapu Lapu and his men that ensured their victory against the army of Magellan.

    I also heared from another source that Magellan died in a clean one-to-one battle with Lapu Lapu himself, and not being poisened or wonded by other warriors.

    Depending on Antonia Pigafetta only for the true story is not reliable and I think we should refer to Philipino history books for more accurate information.

    Muhammad,
    Saudi Arabia
  • MAiko Jul 6, 2009 @ 7:43 am | delete
    Fact:

    lapu lapu won because of his very good stragies:

    hthe army he sent to fight magellan waas over 1500 and magellan's only 45

    lapulapu dug pits in the sand, imagine fighting with half your body on the ground.

    i can say, lapu lapu's victory over the spaniard's was OVERKILL
    haha..

    peace//love//joy
  • jesse Jul 6, 2009 @ 6:11 am | delete
    thanks a lot!
  • papot Jun 24, 2009 @ 7:54 am | delete
    hi lapu-lapu is indeed a great hero.. he defended our country from Spaniards [reply to Nyx]
  • Researching Apr 17, 2009 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    I was able to find a book by Prescott F. Jernegan, A.B.
    Teacher of Philippine History, Philippine
    Normal School, Manila
    Titled: The Short History of The Philippines

    Intended for use in public schools and gives good information on the philippine culture, religion, etc prior to Spanish rule. Published in 1905

    Very good read as well.

    You can search at google books and download free in a pdf version.
  • Nyx Apr 4, 2009 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    I love Lapu Lapu. The hero and the fish! Great lens. <3
  • zeus Mar 3, 2009 @ 11:34 pm | delete
    i know more about the history of the philippines using this site... thank you!
  • jp1978 Jan 9, 2009 @ 12:23 am | delete
    We have a sad history. Even sadder is that most of us are ignorant of it and so we make the same mistakes over and over again. Nice lens.
  • AndyPo Dec 8, 2008 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    Another excellent lens.
  • Barbara Dec 7, 2008 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    Thanks to all you replied. I am of Spanish/Filipino ancestry and your the research and replys is giving me new energy to search of any family who is of the "Camino/Caminos" arrivng from Spain to the PI. in 1800's.
  • real_estate_hawaii Oct 23, 2008 @ 1:24 am | delete
    thanks for sharing the Philippine history, I got more information.
  • OhMe Oct 16, 2008 @ 9:56 pm | delete
    I sure enjoyed this read but am mighty glad that I won't be tested on it (or will I?). My little hometown was founded about 269 years later and we are proud of our past. I can't even imagine being from here. Very interesting, indeed!
  • nathalie Oct 4, 2008 @ 3:43 am | delete
    awsome can't wait to become a
    HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
  • isabella Aug 31, 2008 @ 3:38 am | delete
    Your lens is a really good one! Bravo! We invite you to join the brand new World's Best Island Guide group.
  • SyKel Jul 30, 2008 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Do you have any pictures of Villalobos here?? ^^ I just need at least 1.. ^^ Any help will be greatly appreciated.. Thanks.. ^^ And by the way.. ^^ You have good stuffs here... ^^
  • chefkeem Jul 27, 2008 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Interesting read, Paul. Thanks. 5*s
  • The_Homeopath Jul 26, 2008 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    Wonderful information here, lensrolling for inclusion in my favorite lenses. I learned something new!!!
  • _jhorez_ Jul 23, 2008 @ 4:50 am | delete
    i just like to ask the exact route of magellan from spain to the philippines,,,thier stop overs and wat did they in there....
  • GraceyGreen Jul 21, 2008 @ 4:16 am | delete
    i always flanked my Philippine History exams before.. never was interested about my country's past, tired of the magellan story (i think thats is all I know, hehe)..but when you get older and appreciate more of what has become of the Philippines, your freedom, your people... you appreciate what history has drawn out for you! Thanks for this post...
  • renz Jul 16, 2008 @ 9:45 am | delete
    history will remain and be preserved, thx for uploading this
  • rosimae Jul 15, 2008 @ 6:07 am | delete
    spain and lapu lapu is a warrior and neat social studies
  • roxzanne Jun 23, 2008 @ 4:11 am | delete
    i want to know the population of the philippines year of 1521
  • Alixander Haban Escote May 13, 2008 @ 6:04 am | delete
    In his "Mi Ultimo Adios," Dr Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda, the national hero of the Philippines, rendered her wife, Josephine Leopoldine McBride Bracken, as only a very good poet can, immortal:Farewell, sweet foreigner, my darling, my delight. But who is Rizal's Dulce Estranjera? Read the article and find out.

    Read more at http://www.socyberty.com/History/Josephine-Bracken-Jose-Rizals-Dulce-Estranjera.111115

    You may also leave your comment or comments on how the article should have been written better.

    Thank you very much
  • DEAni May 8, 2008 @ 9:55 am | delete
    wow thats pretty cool stuff!
  • isabel22 Apr 14, 2008 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    Great Philippines History lens.Good use of pictures - they really bring the story to life.History is determined by fate.Thank you for sharing this useful information.Here is also similar kind of information on franchise philippines , an interesting site about franchise philippines,Coffee Franchise,Food Franchise,Franchise Business Opportunity...Please visit us
  • Feiyie Apr 10, 2008 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    Spain is indeed a very huge influence to the culture of Filipinos. But they were cruel before. (i said BEFORE) Thanks to America. HAHA. But yeah, I love the Spanish architecture still preserved in Phils. Specially the main building of my school, UST. lol. XD
  • MrCruise Feb 19, 2008 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Another great lens!!! I never knew the Spanish were so Influential in the Philippines. I must brush up on my history.
  • N376 Feb 3, 2008 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    This was not only educational, but entertaining. A damn fine read to go with a cup of coffee.
  • steve866 Jan 2, 2008 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    The most important thing that I liked about your lens was that I learned from it!
    Very interesting, please write more stuff about the Philippines!!
  • chloecavanaugh Dec 17, 2007 @ 3:30 am | delete
    I have learned so much. Thank you for the much needed escape from the midwest.
    *****Chloe
  • Music-Resource Dec 16, 2007 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    Hi Paul, Great Philippines History lens. I appreciate the hard work that you've put into developing tons of good content. Good use of pictures - they really bring the story to life. ~Music Resource~
  • minea Dec 12, 2007 @ 5:44 am | delete
    uhmmm..i want to know how the philippines is formed?and the shape of it?
    it is rectangle?
  • lonely_zion Dec 4, 2007 @ 7:16 am | delete
    well, nice history then. But the write up is all about the colonization of the spanish whats the history before then. whats the name of the country and who is leading them before the arrival of the foreign invaders. Whats the religion and the inhabitants?
  • Bricksand Sep 15, 2007 @ 2:11 am | delete
    Its nice to reminisce the past. Nice work!! 5 STARS!
  • Aug 2, 2007 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    Great lens! I voted 5 stars - I invite you to check out mine too, and rate it for me! Live Streaming Video
  • klapskie Jul 26, 2007 @ 4:09 am | delete
    Spain is one of the main contributors of what the Philippines is now today, from foods to languages, etc. I know that because I have a Filipino blood and I'm proud of it! 5 stars for you!
  • The_Bard Jul 15, 2007 @ 6:26 am | delete
    Rajahs, Datus, and Sultans were the principle titles of chieftains in pre-Hispanic times. Some were permitted to retain their rights under the Spanish Crown.

    I'm not sure what the nature of the question is, but I have left the comment on display, nevertheless.
  • cutiexlynn Jul 14, 2007 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    who are the 4 ruler of the philippines????

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