NHCP Photo Collection, 2018
Ferdinand Magellan’s Death
Location:
Liberty Shrine, Punta Engaño Road, Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1941
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
FERDINAND MAGELLAN’S DEATH
ON THIS SPOT FERDINAND MAGELLAN DIED ON APRIL 27, 1521, WOUNDED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE SOLDIERS OF LAPULAPU, CHIEF OF MACTAN ISLAND. ONE OF MAGELLAN’S SHIPS, THE VICTORIA, UNDER THE COMMAND OF JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO, SAILED FROM CEBU ON MAY 1, 1521, AND ANCHORED AT SAN LUCAR DE BARRAMEDA ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1522, THUS COMPLETING THE FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE EARTH.
