Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) led Spanish Armada de Molucca, commisioned by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V in search of wetern route to spice island of Molucca (Maluku), avoiding the Tordesillas treaty as eastern route has been granted to Portugal.
After arriving in Cebu island in visaya region, Magellan was entangled in local rivalry between Rajah Humabon, ruler of the kingdom of Sugbu (Cebu) who already acknowledge Spanish overlordship and Datu si Lapu lapu, chief of Mactan who resist spanish subjugation, as well as Rajah Humabon overlordship.
On 27 April 1521, Magellan and 60 of his fully armed conquistadors landed on Mactan island. Dozen of his men remained in the ships as Magellan did not trust them.
Conquistadors were fully armored and equipped with latest weapons in europe, notably muskets, crossbows, sword, spear and small cannon on their landing boat.
Mactan people revered Datu Lapu lapu, and around 1500 warriors readily fight for Mactan and Lapu Lapu.
Mactn warrior were equipped with wooden shield, sword, scimitar, iron tipped bamboo spear, bow and poisoned arrows.
Lapu lapu organize his foces into three division, one up front an two flanking the conquistadr from both side.
Initially onquistadors set fire to the village, to terrify the mactan people. Instead mactan warrior became furious and charged.
Musket fire did not deter the warriors, as visayans were already familiar with gunpower weapon, notably malay lantaka, javanese cetbang and chinese pao.
as conquistadors were fully armed, mactan warrior concentrate their attack on unprotected leg of the spaniards. Attacking them with arrow, spear & sword.
Magellan and his men were pinned down in 3 direction and overwhelmed. As Magellan were overconfident, and dismissing the help of Rajah Humabon and the rest of his mutinous crew.
Datu Lapu lapu and mactan warrior killed Magellan, while surviving conquistadors flee to their ships. His resistance foiled intial spanish attempt to subugate the islands.
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4 окт 2020
