The native warriors celebrate victory and the death of Magellan at the Battle of Mactan reenactment, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines


The native warriors celebrate victory and the death of Magellan at the Battle of Mactan reenactment or Kadaugan Festival, with flower petals dropped from a helicopter flying in the air. The Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27, 1521. The warriors of Lapu-Lapu, a native chieftain of Mactan Island, defeated Spanish forces under the command of Ferdinand Magellan, who was killed in the battle. Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu, Mactan Island, Visayas, Philippines.


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