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Police Office in Lapu-Lapu

The Police Office at Lapu-Lapu, Mactan, Cebu, Philippines - not exactly rushed off their feet. They would have been rather busy on the morning of April 27, 1521, for Lapu-Lapu (a local Muslim Chieftan) and the men of Mactan, armed with spears and kampilan, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan. In what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan, Magellan and several of his men were killed.

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Uploaded on January 18, 2008
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