27 April 1521
Battle of Mactan
Marks the first organized resistance of the Filipinos against foreign invaders, Raha Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan Island, defeats Spanish sailors under Portuguese sea captain and explorer Ferdinand Magellan
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Marks the first organized resistance of the Filipinos against foreign invaders, Raha Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan Island, defeats Spanish sailors under Portuguese sea captain and explorer Ferdinand Magellan
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