Renaissance · Southeast Asia · Exploration
1521
Magellan Killed on Mactan
April 27, 1521
On the Philippine island of Mactan, Ferdinand Magellan waded ashore to chastise a chieftain named Lapu-Lapu who had refused Spanish authority. Waist-deep in surf, he was struck down with bamboo spears. Command passed to Sebastian Elcano, who would limp home with one ship and eighteen survivors. Lapu-Lapu is celebrated as a national hero in the Philippines, with monuments and a city named after him on Mactan Island.
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Also in 1521 (5 other events on record)
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Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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