Talk:Lapu-Lapu
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[edit] Nationality
I regret to inform, but Fernão de Magalhães (or Ferdinand Magellan or whatever) was actually portuguese, not spanish. I hope this is corrected asap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.175.72.203 (talk • contribs) 15:37, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
- You're right, but the correction you made was inaccurate--the soldiers were indeed Spanish. Only Magellan himself was Portugese. --Migs 16:33, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
YES. Magellan is a young officer of Portugal who was requesting a soldier to be with his expidition but the king of Portugal denied the request of Magellan.later, Spain supported the Magellan for his expidition. Conrad 124.106.30.175 (talk · contribs) 04:40, April 28, 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pulaka
Any source to the name Caliph Pulaka? --Jondel 05:14, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Religion
Lapu-Lapu was not a Muslim. He was a Pagan believer who worshipped the anitos (Native Cebuano nature god). I read some of the manuscripsts Of Archive of the Indies, in a Museum in Seville. Spain. -RAMIREZ (UTC)
Lapu-lapu certainly did not worship anitos due to the fact that anitos are not Cebuano gods. They are gods from Luzon and definitely not Cebuano or Visayan for that matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdvl (talk • contribs) 17:59, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Due to Religio-Political prejudice and animosities in the Phillipines there is an inclination to deny Lapu-Lapu's Muslim identity, while the Moro in the South celebrate it. Such denials should be ignored and the Wiki entry should be based solely upon scholarly consensus which acknowledges his identity as a Muslim chieftain as correctly stated in this entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.209.203.254 (talk) 23:21, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Number of men
hey...when magellan conquered mactan he led 60 men.,not 48..owkie???you confirm it pa in encarta and google...kate —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.9.74.14 (talk • contribs) 07:25, November 11, 2006 (UTC)
- This should probably be addressed over at the Battle of Mactan article. Please provide sources there if you have them. -- Satori Son 15:01, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Urban legend
There is also an urban legend that circulates around the Philippines of a man-to-man duel between Magellan and Lapu-Lapu with Lapu-Lapu vanqishing Magellan in a manner not unlike the biblical David and Goliath epic. Many filipinos take pride in recounting the details of this fiction believing that this indicates a superiority of the malay over the european. The ambiguous nature of the details of this story and its appeal to the impoverished have been co-opted by the contemporary Filippino oligarchy to shore-up the hapless spirits of the 80 million who are mired in the apathy and failure of one of the world's most traditionally corrupt nations.
According to the Los Angeles Chapter of Filipina writers Magellan and 8 men began rowing towards Mactan in very shallow waters that the main ship could not navigate. Because of the natural barrier they had to wade almost a mile into the shore putting them at a great distance from the main ship thus making any help from the main ship suicidal. Once ashore Magellan and his men were besiged by between 1000 and 1500 Cebuano's and the last reported sigting of Magellan was that despite being severely wounds he continuing to fight the throng until he was finally overcome and hacked to pieces. --Presko Komiker Princeton --130.33.206.68 (talk · contribs) 14:06, January 26, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Clean up
I don't have time to do it, but this aticle could use some clean up, at least in the introduction. Greatersam 01:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] do you know what is the cause of death of lapu-lapu?
DO you know what or who killed Lapu-lapu our first hero?? there were no records I could find so if you do know email me... jericho_tabug@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.127.33.127 (talk • contribs) 06:50, April 19, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Battle of Mactan
Er.. the Battle of Mactan was a actually a battle between Rajah Humabon and Kali Pulako. Magellan was merely joining his new-found friend Humabon for a show of Spanish arms power. This breaks the popular belief that Kali Pulako defended the islands against Spanish conquest because he was actually defending his kingdom against Humabon and the Cebuanos. This is accurate since during that time there was still no concept of a "nation" or "Philippines" or "Filipinos" yet, which makes it disagreeable to make him a national hero. He was fighting for his kingdom and not of any nation. Also there was no one on one duel or fighting between Magellan and Kali Pulako. Magellan was already hurt when he arrived in the islands. He already engaged himself already in fighting off other people in the different South American areas he and his crew landed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.213.143.162 (talk • contribs) 10:01, July 26, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Adding references tag
The article will be vastly improved by additional references, preferably through inline citations. I've never known of a previous attribution of a year-of-birth or year-of-death for Lapu-lapu before; or that he was also known as "Khalif Pulaka". It is best that citations be added to those facts, so they could be easily verifiable. Anyo Niminus 16:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
