The trip was possible thanks to Magalhaes and especially the information sent to him from Portugal. But possibly the one who had the complete information was Rui Faleiro. Portuguese Astrologer. Elcano was not a main character in any part of the trip. We can not historically attribute this achievement to a secondary character. This is evident in the story narrated by Antonio Pigafetta. Elcano's biography was not written until 400 years after the voyage. He is undoubtedly too obscure a character to attribute such an achievement to him.
Magellan's hubris killed him. I grew up in the Philippines and I would like to add some few details. You can check the veracity. This account was based on Pigafetta, the priest and chronicler of the voyage of which I learned as a student in the Philippines. First, he attacked at low tide. The Spanish fleet was too far away from the beach. Then they were wearing metal armor that's too heavy and hot. Their weapon did not work well because it got wet. And according to our oral history, Datu Lapu- lapu created the famous U shaped formation where the best fighters hiding on both sides and the old, men and women at the center of the U. The purpose is to trick the Spaniards to attack the middle and the best of Lapu- lapu fighters flanked the enemy on both sides. Then the rest was history the west did not know well. On a side note let me add, the Spaniards left an image of baby Jesus to Rajah Humabon because they converted to Christianity. About 40 years later, the Spaniards came back and they noticed that the Humabon's people were gone and in hiding in the mountains. They were persecuted because of there new faith. When they saw them they found the image of baby Jesus blacken and burnt in an altar still worshipped by the new found Christians. That image still exists today and enshrined in the Basilica of Cebu.
I would not rely solely on Pigafetta and his naval logs. He claims hundreds of men attacked them. (A datu is not a king but a cheftain who commands hundreds or less warriors in a tribe) If you think about it, Magellan is a Portuguese navigator in a ship owned by the Spanish king. What would Pigafetta tell the king upon seeing only a ship survived and did not even fulfill its mission to bring back "spices". So they traveled around the world for garlic? Come on that is bs. Pigafetta wanted to save his ass and the king of Spain at that time from disgrace. Thus, they sent more expeditions and believe me they are not looking for that gosh darn garlic.
both of you are wrong..you know the truth is that magellan men report to the king of spain they told the king that they fought bravely and magellan got killed in action..but that is a lie of course magellan was killed by of course lapu lapu but not in a fight.it was an accident.mistaken identity..you see lapu lapu being a datu has its own ordinance and law in his place as datu or chief.his primary law is you can disturbed him anytime but not when he is taking a shit and everybody in the village knows it the penalty is death ..you see that time they dont have toilets..so lapu lapu always takes a shit at the beach..and one of lapu lapus secret weapons is hes nails..of course at that time people dont have nailcutters right...so lapu lapus nail is long and pointed and has a venom in its tip.so upon hearing that lapu lapu would not submit to foriegn ruler magellan decides as a educated man to go to lapu lapu to talk and convince him to become christians..so as powerful ruler he went alone to impress raja humabon that spaniards gots balls as steel..at that time april is the season of santol one of lapu lapus favorite fruit.he swallow santol seeds becuz its delicious..so back to magellan at the first light of the day in finally arrived at the beach of mactan..so not knowing where lapu lapu live he seek to find someone or some villager. then he notice a figure of a man sitting on the beach..not knowing it was lapu lapu taking a shit constipated with the seed of santol..and of course magellan doesnt know the law of lapu lapu..he sneak behind lapu lapu to ask for direction..and then it happens..lapu lapu wsa angry and surprise he thought it was an assassin..he claw magellan in the neck with the venom of snake on it..magellan was done as lapu lapu surprise that he just killed an innocent man scratch hes forehead and forgot it had venom and fell also between his shit with magellan on the other side as magellan was dying with bubble in his mouth the effect of snake venom he mutter the last word and say "you dumb fuck i was just askin for direction" lapu lapu replied hes last word also you idiot you didnt know my law.and die so it was like a draw when people find the two dead body they thought magellan and lapu lapu was fighting over a shit becus it was between them..so that is the story..magellans mens are wise if they told the king of spain the truth they will hang them becuz they didnt protect their leader
@@samtidalgo3554 tell them also about the story of McArthur and Yamamoto and how it started the Pacific War since they were classmates at the West Point Naval Academy
@@zebulundocallas What you say makes sense. Though I doubt Pigafetta would embellish too much, as he had no trouble chronicling the embarrassment of dozens of Spanish women on the ships that got pregnant from Filipino locals. When they arrived, they noticed that majority of the local men were mostly naked and wore augmentations to their penises. A rod threaded through the penis, attached to small wheels with chicken feathers. On inquiry, they were told it enhances copulation greatly, word got around and some of the lower class women tried the local men, which of course confirmed what they were told. Before long dozens of women were put in the brig for sleeping with the locals, which resulted in multiple pregnancies.
Wow Man... I never heard that version of the story. I got a completely different one back in the day. They never told us he died , just that he was the first one to circumnavigate the globe. Thanks for the teaching moment.
I am a Filipino, and I studied about his death in Mactan, and the fact that he fought Lapu-Lapu (pronounced as 'Lapoo-Lapoo'), also Magellan was shot by a poison arrow to the leg which made him die. Also, you forgot that he also made the proposal to the King of Portugal before the King of Spain. He also left the "Cruz ni Magellan" in Cebu (pronounced as 'Seh-Boo') which still stands until today
I am currently living in Lapu-lapu city, Mactan.. And i have been to the magellan shrine (site of the battle), huge statue of datu lapu-lapu there, the chieftan of mactan at the time, but also a nice monument for magellan plus some other high ranking people at the time i guess..
I find it more ironic that Lapu Lapu is a national hero in the Philippines, because he resisted converting to Catholicism, and yet the Philippines is today one of the most Catholic countries in the world...
I remember when we were taught this in school, Magellan's voyage was fairly detailed up until the battle and then the teachers usually dismisses the rest as "And then Elcano and the others went back home in the Victoria."
I sailed through the Straits of Magellan in 1993 on USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 in support of UNITAS 34/93. Circumnavigated the entire South American continent. Visited the Philippines in 1986 on USS Cape Cod AD 43.
Nice video man! Keep it up! You're a very engaging speaker capitalize on that! Been on many history channels here but damn bro you are not that boring. I already subscribed to your channel and will watch your other videos.
Okay, HG, you left out the best joke I ever heard from my Cebuano katulong. "If Lapu-lapu killed Magellan, who killed Lapu-lapu?" Answer..."the cook". (Everyone knows that lapu-lapu is the name of a fish, also known as Red Snapper.)
when I also asked my Tagalog yaya (nanny) who killed Magellan, she said Lapulapu and whenI asked her who killed Lapulapu, she then answered Magellan. 😀
Magellan was an explorer not a conqueror. That’s why he’s honored with having placed/things named after him. And even if he was a conqueror that was, and still is human nature. It’s not going to change.
That Eurocentric hubris or arrogance served the Spanish well in Mexico and Peru, where mere handfuls of Conquistadores subdued entire nations, even empires. Lapu Lapu sounds like quite a military strategist ( who maybe had some inside information on Spanish weak spots, if I may speculate). Another fine tale told well!
Magellan WAS the first person to circumnavigate the world. He had already been to the Spice Islands 9 years earlier. So if you consider that the start of his circumnavigation, he made it.
This cant be more incorrect. i am a Cebuano and an Oponganon (native of mactan island). Datu lapu-lapu was not a chieftain under Raja Humabon, instead he was a chief of a tribe far from Humabon’s territory. And no, fishermen here dont throw coins at some stones. those were just stories people tell their kids with. There are so many things you git wrong but i still appreciate you discussing this.
Just a short note from 3:50 to mention that Cebu is pronounced "seh-boo," not "see-boo." Also would be nice to include a brief mention of Pigafetta, without whom none of us would know anything about the Battle of Mactan.
I’m from Cebu living in Texas and I’m proud to always say when people ask me where I am from?, I respond that I am from the land where Magellan was killed and I’m surprise that 99.9% of them doesn’t have no clue what I’m talking about.😂🤣
Philippines is not conquered by means of power alone. Many forget that most Filipinos sided with foreigners to get ahead or get revenge that some of those Filipinos even fought in European battlefields later.
🎵 There once was a man, his name was Magellan A Portuguese skipper, the girls found him cute He sailed with five ships to find the East Indies Then come back to Spain with a bounty of loot. 🎵
Loot the Philippines, but out of what? Bad cinnamon? Because it's the only spice crop that grows there. Manila was set up as a trading post so everything was traded for, not looted. Spices from the spice islands and silks and porcelain from China.
Mactan is a squalid backwater...two roads traverse the island, potholes, no street lights, shantys along the road...decrepit locals shambling along gripping bottles of Red Horse.. A few hotels at the tip, cut off from all the mendacity of the cunning Oponganons..
@@wanderingandroid Nay, Magellan and the company are Portuguese. They "gave" (Portugal) Philippines to Spain (because of a treaty). And the rest is history
Best history teacher I have had since my junior year in university who taught American History. He said the secret to getting a A on any history exam was to put down who, what happened, when, where, and why.
Mr history guy, kindly check your date. You got it wrong.!! You also forgot to mention that magallanes-Magellan discovered the philippines by chance. He was looking for the Molucas island. He first name he gave the philippines was archipelago of saint Lazarus. It was feast day of saint Lazarus we he stumbled in the philippines. He then change it to las islas filipinas in honor of king philip II of Spain.
I wish he'd tell the truth instead but I think his sources are from the same people who created this hero-myth to appease some kind of blind nationalism in our country. Lapu-lapu as a hero, "Battle" of Mactan are all fabrication influenced by pro-independence, anti-colonial elements in our academia We don't want a people pleaser we want someone to tell the truth that Lapu-Lapu is not a hero infact he is a criminal who pillaged Cebu and took people to mindanao and sold them as slaves!
Magellan was one of my favorite historical figures in my youth. The history book I read said he died in Mactan but didn’t say it was the Philippines. I went on a trip to the Philippines and found out the other side of history which I never knew about and your episode gave me more info and another view of this. Great video and I eagerly wait for new historical videos!
@Middle finger ..actually the early name of Cebu, during pre-colonial time, was Sugbu..not ebu..and it was where the local language of Cebu known as Bisaya or 'Sugbuanon' was taken..
Native Filipinos at that time were not stupid to modern arms you guys need to know that before Spain arrived in the islands the natives already trading goods with the Chinese who invented gun powder.
Zheng He's during Ming Dynasty ships were 4 to 5x larger than Columbus' and Magellan's ships. These treasure ship expeditions were huge in scale (60 to 200 ships) compared to these European's expeditions and done about 100 years earlier. Also, the Indians/Arabs were trading in that region. Even chief's name was "Raja" (Indian title) How do you think the Europeans learn to navigate that far? They used the Arabs' maps. Europeans think they discovered everything by themselves. Lapu Lapu is one of the great historical figures.
I truly admire the spirit of Magellan & his crew, what a tremendous voyage, on the other hand I respect a Man that refuses to bend to foreign rule, all the while defending his culture.
You got that right. I also love listening, the tone, the timbre, the rhythm and of course the subject matter all make these videos extremely interesting and wonderful to listen too. Keep it up History Guy!
Spent my childhood living in San Francisco Ca. during the sixties and I do recall a street named Lapu Lapu , mere walking distance from where we lived....
That's amazing. I'm a half Pinoy-Half Aussie bloke from Australia, I've wanted to go to America ever since I've been a kid, I know SF has a large Asian population, but hearing that deffs makes me wanna check out SF!
There's also a street in Chicago called "Bataan." Every month of May they celebrate. Next block is a hospital were many Pinoys has no clue until I asked. A local said that they celebrate the fall of Bataan and the whole battalion of these men lived in this Town. My Jaw dropped. None of us were told/taught about this. There's also a street called Manila in one of the suburbs and an envelope called Manila folder. I'll be darn interested to know how 🤔.
@@robertknorr5571 Lapu lapu is a Philippine Icon who resisted the invasion of his island he called home. Magellan is a European icon but Lapu lapu is a Filipino icon that got rid of him. Try listen to Philippine history by Yoyoy Villame. Magellan has a message to his Mom.
Excellent presentation, I am an American who has lived in the Philippines, near Cebu and would like to add a few things. Legend has it that Lapu Lapu was killed by a rival to his cheiftanship, other Filipino scholars say it was an assassin sent by Humabon. Also, the shoulder patch of the Philippine National Police Proudly depicts Lapu Lapu with sword and shield, because he is the First enforcer of Philippine Law. All Respect to the Philippines and Lapu Lapu the warrior!
I'm Portuguese and I loved this video in particular and I totally support the idea that some of your final thoughts in the end of this video should be taught to children in history classes here in Portugal. Thank you!
The highest praise I can offer...Your storytelling ability is on par with that of Morgan Freeman and Garrison Keillor. I have been a history geek since my youth but never pursued a formal degree in it. Inspired by your work, I will be enrolling next fall to complete a History Degree at The University of Maine. Thanks for doing what you do!
Every Cebuano, let's sing: On March 16, 1521 When Philippines was discovered by Magellan They were sailing day and night across the big ocean Until they saw a small Limasawa island Magellan landed in Limasawa at noon The people met him very welcome on the shore They did not understand the speaking they have done Because Kastila gid at Waray-Waray man When Magellan landed in Cebu City Rajah Humabon met him, they were very happy All people were baptized and built the church of Christ And that's the beginning of our Catholic life When Magellan visited in Mactan To christianize them everyone But Lapu-Lapu met him on the shore And drive Magellan to go back home Then Magellan got so mad Ordered his men to camouflage 'Mactan island we could not grab 'Cause Lapu Lapu is very hard' Then the battle began at dawn Bolos and spears versus guns and cannons When Magellan was hit on his neck He stumble down and cried and cried Oh, mother mother I am sick Call the doctor very quick Doctor, doctor shall I die? Tell my mama do not cry Tell my mama do not cry Tell my mama do not cry That's the end of Magellan In the island of Mactan long time ago Ladies and gentlemen
@@jearlo-ht3gy Well, yes. Before Magellan, the Philippine islands were visited by Hindus and Muslims who left their mark on the beliefs of Philippinos. Seems they were discovered long before Magellan.
@@JohnBBolt Philippines was discovered by no one. example, I Juan from Asia travel across the world and landed in Spain, and then i would proclaim that i am the one who discovered Spain when there were already people living there, there was already rich civilization there. what would others say about me? even the Spaniards would say i am crazy.
Lol Magellan probably thought he could pull off a Cortes with his sixty men. But he was back in the "Old World." The natives were already in the Iron Age and knew of the civilizations Magellan had known.
Correct. Gunpowder, horse cavalry, and steel weapons and armor weren't alien or mystical to the pre-Hispanic Filipinos. Plus since the inhabitants of the Philippines were in the path of trade routes through East and Southeast Asia they were exposed to the same diseases the Europeans were exposed to. So yes, the Spaniards had a technology advantage, but not one as pronounced as in the New World. Nor did most of the population in the islands drop dead from disease. The result was the Philippines under Spain was able to keep much of its culture and native languages, and the Spanish language never really took root except in the families of the Hispanized elite.
@@lieutenantkettch To add, the Archipelago also made it impossible for another Pox wipe of the native population. Guns that the Portuguese introduced to India are also familiar to the Malays (Early versions of the arquebus are found in Goa).Since the Philippines is under some Hindu influence, these early renditions of guns are not foreign to them. At the time, you can compare the Natives to the locals of the Indonesian straits. Both have the same social structure and culture, and would probably stay that way if the Spaniards and Dutch (and/or Islamic traders) didn't interfere.
"The natives were already in the Iron Age and knew" incorect, Cortes was able to do what he did because of "Old World" diseases, whole America native population was decimated long before Cortes arrival...
Magellan wasn't overconfident. He was supposed to be a support for a Raja rivaling Lapu Lapu. His presence wasn't of a conqueror but of an explorer who got dragged in a war he wasn't involved in.
He was killed because he wanted to convert lapulapu to Christianity which means that lapulapu had to be circumcised. Lapulapu refused and the rest is history.
@@fitofight8540 yes indeed. because lapulapu is afraid of small knife tearing his penis for circumcision. but he's not afraid of the spear and sword going to his belly's 😅✌
@@fitofight8540 Christians were not required to be circumcised. It fact, in the period of time in question, the Catholic Church was generally opposed to circumcision.
I'm an American now living in Cebu, Philippines. I've seen the site on Mactan Is. where they have a monument to Lapu-Lapu. They also have a site on the main Island called Magellan's Cross where there is a cross given by him to the king that was his ally.
Ironically, both Historical and Contradicted point of views. 🤣😂 Pinoy remains for Lapu-Lapu we're no Spanish Descendant we are Purely and 100% no Spanish but Maharlikan Blood.
@@amaliahmontefalcodelmoral651 Problem is that Lapu-Lapu is not a Maharlika as that is not only beneath him, but also he is a Datu under the Rajahnate of Cebu, not Namayan, Tondo or Maynila.
The cross was given to raja humabon who was the ruler of Cebu while datu lapu-lapu was the ruler of mactan island.raja humabon was the one who formed an alliance with Magellan.
@@amaliahmontefalcodelmoral651 properly, Lapu-lapu was on the rank of the Maginoo (noble blood). He was a Datu. Maharlikas are the warrior class. And if we're being technical, anyway, the Maginoo-Maharlika social structure is from the Tagalogs, and Lapu-lapu and Humabon were Cebuanos.
You rellied solely on Pigafetta. A datu cannot command hundreds of men. A cheftain is merely a leader of a tribe and only has more or less a hundred warriors or he would be a threat to the Sultan not the Raja. According to some University of the Philippines research documents, Pigafetta might have written lies to save his ass from the king of Spain. Only a ship returned with a failed mission to locate the land of "spices".
There is a video made by Epic History - Simple History UA-cam channel collaboration that the remaining ship succeed in finding spice islands and returned to Spain with profit many times higher than their investment.
It also makes sense. I have been reading the English version translated by Roberts and there were inconsistencies about his report. Anyway please check out the story before the arrival of Magellan of the book Aginid Bayok sa Akong Tawarik by Jovito Abellana. A dance epic of ancient Cebu tranlated from pandan leaves written in the old Visayan script kabadlit.
As a Portuguese, Magellan certainly knew where the Spice Islands were, as did the Spanish officers who knew how to read charts and maps. It was an alternate, westward route they were after. After the Battle, the two remaining ships made it to the Moluccas, had taken in spices and were prepared to return to Spain but the Trinidad started taking water.
read a book you are wrong this expedition was a huge success. we enslaved your people and took your women spices wealth and anything else of value. we win you lose
This is what happens when Portuguese betray their country to serve Castille. They get dumb and their name becomes completely different and unrecognisable. [Fernão de Magalhães]
Magellan's voyage takes place during the period we call the Renaissance. This period follows the fall of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which lasted nearly 400 years. An amazing book that chronicles the Renaissance, this 'explosion' of technology, exploration, science, etc., is titled 'A World Lit Only By Fire', by historian William Manchester. It will be one of the most entertaining and informative books you are likely to read, ever!
Seeing as those weren't real nations in the eyes of the Spanish, they couldnt be pirates. Also, piracy happens on the sea, doesnt really count if you kidnapped someone on land and just hold them on a boat as a hostage
I’ve learned and retained more from your great videos than I ever did any any middle, high school or college history class. Short, To the point. Hitting all the important details and done so in such a way that your telling a story instead of just doing a data dump full of obscure dates and facts about things that instantly become uninteresting when done in such a way as too many teachers and professors do. Thank you, History Guy.
To this very day Filipinos do not like other countries dictating terms to them, and always resist. They should be admired for their independent spirit and determination.
@@@JTA1961 - "Just remember to speak "Spanish" when you tell them..." More likely than not, if you Speak Spanish To A Filipino You Won't Be Understood. It has always been like that even under Spanish regime. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=nyp.33433087562488;view=1up;seq=77 Original Published 1891: "Spanish willnever be the general language of the country, the people will never talk it, because the conceptions of their brains and the feelings of their hearts cannot be expressed in that language - each people has its own tongue, as it has its own way of thinking! What are you going to do with Castilian, the few of you who will speak it? " Book Title: The reign of greed : a complete English version of El Filibusterismo from the Spanish / of José Rizal ; by Charles Derbyshire. Published Manila : Philippine Education Co. ; 1912 El filibusterismo : (continuación de Noli me tangere) novela filipina / [por] J. Rizal Published: Gent : F. Meyer-Van Loo, 1891
One thing though that we should take also into account albeit irrelevant was the metallurgic technology of the Pre-colonial Filipinos. Pre colonial Filipino blacksmiths were renowned for their skill in forging good blades that the Ming Emperor recognized the skill of the Hui people (mixed people of south east Asian descent) in forging. A passage from Victor Hurley in his book, Swish of the Kris, wrote, “Instead of the rude obsidian knives of the Aztecs, the Spaniards at Lamitan found themselves opposed by a flashing kris which was the equal of their Toledo blade.”
Great Story. I had not realized that Magellan's ultimate fate was not a matter of common knowledge. As a filipino and an amateur historian, I find the death of Magellan, compelling but unnecessary. If anything,it was a tragedy. Arrogance may have played a part in Magellan's decision to attack, but the full story also includes the power play between the local native tribes. It is surmised that the attack on Lapu-lapu was actually requested by the rival chieftain as a way of expanding his own territory in Mactan and Magellan probably knew he was being played, but he wanted to curry favor from the local chieftains. However, he grossly underestimated the battleground scenario and he did not realize that Lapu-lapu was the native version of General Robert E. Lee. A brilliant tactician in his own right. First Magellan's men burned some of the villages of Lapu-lapu's tribe as a way of instilling fear in the natives, but Instead of blindly charging the Spaniards in anger, a foolish tactic, Lapu-lapu waited for a more advantageous position. Seeing that Lapu-lapu's forces were not engaging him in battle, Magellan chose to press the attack instead. Not fully realizing that Lapu-lapu had actually laid men in the shallow waters in ready for ambush. With heads barely above water . The Spaniards had to leave their boats and wade 50 meters to shore. When the ambush was sprung, natives armed with bamboo spears and fire-hardened sticks, clubbed the Spaniards into the water. It was not too hard, all they had to do was trip the Spaniards in full armor and hold them underwater, where their armor would actually prove to be a big detriment to survival. After Magellan was killed, his men went back to the their ships and back to the "friendly tribes" to lick their wounds. But the locals, sensing their weakness, invited them to a dinner, where they turned on them and massacred 24 Spaniards. This treachery forced the Spaniards to flee the Islands, and limp back to Spain. What-if's abound. What if Magellan had been more willing to be diplomatic instead of militaristic? What if Lapu-lapu had lost or simply acquiesced? Half a century of European influence.... Big dreams, political intrigues, treachery, religion... This was a heroic but tragic tale worthy of Shakespeare.
The religious treachery was not consigned to the Spanish. To the south the muslims were converting and colonizing Indonesia and some of them were working their way into Mindinao. This was the beginning of much of the trouble in Philippines. A blight that continues until today.
I have ben to Mactan Island and the bay waters are very shallow and muddy. It was my understanding that Magellan and his men were slaughtered as they were bogged down in the mud by the weight of their armor.
The History Guy missed an important feature of this voyage. After Magellan died his first officer took over as captain & the ship headed back for Spain. When the ship finally arrived back in Spain it was found that the entire crew was sick with scurvy except for ONE man, the captain Juan Elcano. Spanish naval officers questioned Elcano & he told them he ate the exact same food as the crew so he should have also contracted Scurvy. However when they inspected his cabin on his map table they found a small jar of fruit preserves which Juan said he snacked on while working on his charts. It turns out there was "just" enough vitamin C in those preserves to prevent him from getting scurvy. So that's how we learned what prevents scurvy & from then on barrels of lemons & limes were taken along on long ocean voyages.
I enjoyed this video! Just to add, the Philippine National Police's seal/badge/insignia actually has the image of Lapu-Lapu. That's how popular he is. I thought it might be interesting too that after the Battle of Mactan, Humabon held a feast for the remaining Spaniards which turned out to be a trap. Those Spaniards were poisoned and killed while the others who didn't participate in the feast were the ones who to get out of the place alive. One of the men who was in the feast blamed Enrique de Malacca (Magellan's translator). Lastly, there is the question that: if this translator Enrique can understand the language in Cebu, PH - could he be the first person to actually circumnavigate the world by virtue of being brought by Magellan to Spain and then back to the Philippines?
Loved this! In the Philippines there is a fish named Lapu Lapu and children are taught this joke at an early age: Who killed Magellan? Lapu Lapu. Who killed Lapu Lapu?......the Chef! :)
@The History Guy According to The Aginid (an epic about prehispanic Cebu) Lapu Lapu returned to Borneo. You might want to read up in it. It's an old repic written in Alibata (a type or Baybayin) which fills out some of the missing details. It's very interesting.
kaiserflame, Nice to know. On the other hand Malaysia refuse to honor our claim to Sabah that was started by the late President Marcos. The British got us screwed up after failing to return when their lease expire when WW2 ended. PEACE
I am Filipino and I thank you for this.We consider Lapu-Lapu as our first hero.I have also.learned many things here.Maraming salamat (thank you very much). Mabuhay ka (long live).
Now please do the Philippine American war next since i barely know anyone in the us who even knows of it even though it is their one true stepping stone into becoming a world superpower
yeah plsss.. because americans don't even acknowledge an filipino american war, americans should know what kind of emperialist abusive assholes they were.
The war actually ended on the southern part of the country a decade or two after the fall of Aguinaldo which led to the death of thousands upon thousands of civilians and guerillas alike
Well actually even though it started american expansion, it has thought the Americans that the cost of waging colonial wars would be catastrophic. The war compounded by the Spanish American war cost the Americans soo much, it has lost the appetite for colonialism except for a few occasions against lesser powers and weaker foes.
*"Bolos and spears versus guns and cannons"* thats the lyrics of one of the songs in the Philippines, telling the story of the battle. According to Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan was hit by an arrow, fell and then he was butchered.
The Spanish were protesting that ONLY MAGELLAN and his Portugese servants in his ship were KEEPING ALL the maps for the route which MAGELLAN was supposed to give TO ALL CAPTAINS, BUT HE KEPT THEM ALL INSTEAD. All maps and charts for the route for all ships, not only one is a standard needed requirement on a ships fleet. On aviation we do the same. Im a pilot since 1980. Magellan killed the Spanish that were protesting his bullshit and lies. Magellan was not a Captain before, and lied about how short the trip was going to be too. LIAR. Magellan was, like Columbus was too, a liar looking for self glory using Spains good will to do dangerous missions other countries didnt want to do. BUT Columbus got lucky when stumbled on the western hemisphere. Lots of lies about how good Magallanes was. He was a liar, a swindler and a murderer of the ones that exposed him. He died due his tricks and lies didnt work in Cebu. DelCano was the best navigator and the first to circumnavigate the world along with the other spanish
Im a commercial pilot instructor. Any pilot, sailor or traveler on cars too knows all vehicles need to have the maps or charts of the route to follow not only one and the others "follow me". What about if the ship or vehicle in front loose the others in a storm or simply at night? The others, with no maps or idea where they were going will get lost. That is one of the rules of fleet or multi vehicle navigation. Magellan didnt give any maps of the route to the others ships, only the portughese crew one in which he was too. That is a huge violation of navigation rules. Im a pilot instructor. He lied to the others about giving them the maps after a while, but didnt. Huge Magellan Devilish Plan to make the others get lost and he and the Italians and portugeese navigate only and put down Spain sailors. He wanted the Spain crews to get lost, of course. That is why the others mutiny againts him. The liar also become a murderer. Good his arrogance made him try to defeat about 1,000 islanders with only about 50. Arrogant got killed and Delcano decided to circumnavigate instead of backtrack which was the initial plan.
You failed to talk about Pigafetta's Malay slave, Enrique. If he was able to come back to Malaya, he would have been the first person to actually circumnavigate the globe.
Magellan tried to use Raja Humabon but little did he know that Humabon was using him to try and get rid of the rival chief which was Lapu Lapu. Alsi, Humabon didn't really believe in christianity but wanted Magellans help against Lapu Lapu. Decades later Miguel Lopez de Legazpi came and found a Santo Nino statue being worshipped by some filipino not knowing what religion or god it was. Legazpi is the one responsible for spreading christianity in the Philippines. The old bisayan gods like Kaptan, Maguayan, Makilum, etc were forgotten.
THERE IS A FISH..AROUND MACTAN BOHOL LEYTE ALSO CALLED LAPU LAPU....APPARENTLY LEGION HAS IS FROM LOCALS...THAT LAPU LAPU THE MAN WAS POISONED BY ONE OF HIS OWN !!!...LAPU LAPU THE FISH...WAS LAPU LAPU'S FAVORITE FISH !!!!
There are many legends surrounding Lapu Lapu. Rarely do you see a figure so important to a culture. It is sad there is so little written record, but that does not make him less a hero.
I'm Filipino and lived in the Philippines during my early elementary school years and they taught us all about Ferdinand Magellan, Lapulapu and the Battle of Mactan. Lapulapu is seen as the hero while Magellan is the villain and I saw Magellan as an evil man as I grew up. But during my adult years, I realized that Magellan wasn't so bad since he was just exploring the seas, trying to convert people into Catholicism and working for Spain while avoiding the Portuguese even though he's Portuguese himself. The true villain in this story seems to be Rajah Humabon who not only made Magellan and his crew fight against Lapulapu, he also had the survivors poisoned to death when he realized Magellan has failed.
i think the local tribes were using Damascus steel, correct me if I'm wrong. It should have been pretty common during that day since the local southern tribes from visayas and mindanao were trading with chinese and arabs long before the spaniards came...
Have you ever heared that there was a formal and a celebration of a Blood Compact between the Spanish warrior and the Visayan warrior before Spain totally occupied the Philippines. It was painted and printed in our 50 peso bill before the time of President Macapagal. We are interested how this thing happened.@
It’s an exaggeration to say there were “hundreds of millions” of indigenous people in the New World in 1494. The highest population estimate I’ve seen is 112 million people living in the New World in 1492. The lowest is 7 to 8 million (which strikes me as implausibly low). There are a lot of other numbers postulated, converging somewhere around 50-60 million. Somewhere between 50 and 100 million strikes me as believable, but I’m no expert on the subject.
Excellent Video, I have been to Cebu, Mactan and Lapu Lapu City, your video's are spot on, I have been to Bohol Island also, where Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition, might be another history video for you.
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The trip was possible thanks to Magalhaes and especially the information sent to him from Portugal. But possibly the one who had the complete information was Rui Faleiro. Portuguese Astrologer. Elcano was not a main character in any part of the trip. We can not historically attribute this achievement to a secondary character. This is evident in the story narrated by Antonio Pigafetta. Elcano's biography was not written until 400 years after the voyage. He is undoubtedly too obscure a character to attribute such an achievement to him.
Magellan is victim of 2 kingdom wars lapu lapu Vs humabon
You didn't explain what happened to the other ship that didn't make it. Unforgivable!
Magellan's hubris killed him. I grew up in the Philippines and I would like to add some few details. You can check the veracity. This account was based on Pigafetta, the priest and chronicler of the voyage of which I learned as a student in the Philippines. First, he attacked at low tide. The Spanish fleet was too far away from the beach. Then they were wearing metal armor that's too heavy and hot. Their weapon did not work well because it got wet. And according to our oral history, Datu Lapu- lapu created the famous U shaped formation where the best fighters hiding on both sides and the old, men and women at the center of the U. The purpose is to trick the Spaniards to attack the middle and the best of Lapu- lapu fighters flanked the enemy on both sides. Then the rest was history the west did not know well.
On a side note let me add, the Spaniards left an image of baby Jesus to Rajah Humabon because they converted to Christianity. About 40 years later, the Spaniards came back and they noticed that the Humabon's people were gone and in hiding in the mountains. They were persecuted because of there new faith. When they saw them they found the image of baby Jesus blacken and burnt in an altar still worshipped by the new found Christians. That image still exists today and enshrined in the Basilica of Cebu.
I would not rely solely on Pigafetta and his naval logs. He claims hundreds of men attacked them. (A datu is not a king but a cheftain who commands hundreds or less warriors in a tribe) If you think about it, Magellan is a Portuguese navigator in a ship owned by the Spanish king. What would Pigafetta tell the king upon seeing only a ship survived and did not even fulfill its mission to bring back "spices". So they traveled around the world for garlic? Come on that is bs. Pigafetta wanted to save his ass and the king of Spain at that time from disgrace. Thus, they sent more expeditions and believe me they are not looking for that gosh darn garlic.
both of you are wrong..you know the truth is that magellan men report to the king of spain they told the king that they fought bravely and magellan got killed in action..but that is a lie of course magellan was killed by of course lapu lapu but not in a fight.it was an accident.mistaken identity..you see lapu lapu being a datu has its own ordinance and law in his place as datu or chief.his primary law is you can disturbed him anytime but not when he is taking a shit and everybody in the village knows it the penalty is death ..you see that time they dont have toilets..so lapu lapu always takes a shit at the beach..and one of lapu lapus secret weapons is hes nails..of course at that time people dont have nailcutters right...so lapu lapus nail is long and pointed and has a venom in its tip.so upon hearing that lapu lapu would not submit to foriegn ruler magellan decides as a educated man to go to lapu lapu to talk and convince him to become christians..so as powerful ruler he went alone to impress raja humabon that spaniards gots balls as steel..at that time april is the season of santol one of lapu lapus favorite fruit.he swallow santol seeds becuz its delicious..so back to magellan at the first light of the day in finally arrived at the beach of mactan..so not knowing where lapu lapu live he seek to find someone or some villager. then he notice a figure of a man sitting on the beach..not knowing it was lapu lapu taking a shit constipated with the seed of santol..and of course magellan doesnt know the law of lapu lapu..he sneak behind lapu lapu to ask for direction..and then it happens..lapu lapu wsa angry and surprise he thought it was an assassin..he claw magellan in the neck with the venom of snake on it..magellan was done as lapu lapu surprise that he just killed an innocent man scratch hes forehead and forgot it had venom and fell also between his shit with magellan on the other side as magellan was dying with bubble in his mouth the effect of snake venom he mutter the last word and say "you dumb fuck i was just askin for direction" lapu lapu replied hes last word also you idiot you didnt know my law.and die so it was like a draw when people find the two dead body they thought magellan and lapu lapu was fighting over a shit becus it was between them..so that is the story..magellans mens are wise if they told the king of spain the truth they will hang them becuz they didnt protect their leader
sam tidalgo this is not how you create a productive argument
@@samtidalgo3554 tell them also about the story of McArthur and Yamamoto and how it started the Pacific War since they were classmates at the West Point Naval Academy
@@zebulundocallas What you say makes sense. Though I doubt Pigafetta would embellish too much, as he had no trouble chronicling the embarrassment of dozens of Spanish women on the ships that got pregnant from Filipino locals. When they arrived, they noticed that majority of the local men were mostly naked and wore augmentations to their penises. A rod threaded through the penis, attached to small wheels with chicken feathers. On inquiry, they were told it enhances copulation greatly, word got around and some of the lower class women tried the local men, which of course confirmed what they were told. Before long dozens of women were put in the brig for sleeping with the locals, which resulted in multiple pregnancies.
Now if only Magellan brought a karaoke machine he would have survived
AAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
LOL - So true.
Filipinos do love them some karaoke.
Lol! Not if he enters "My Way".
Greetings from Phil.
Not gonna happen because the inventor of karaoke is from Philippines.
I really like this History Guy. Brief well presented fascinating and quirky stories. And of course if you want to know more buy a book
Today is the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Mactan. Mabuhay to all of my wife's family in the Philippines.
Thank You for your videos. Your personal touch in the summary of each Lesson I find most enlightening.
Thanks a lot. Now I have to go back and relearn high school history.
And I'm 76.
Very good, you tell it with such energy. Almost as if you were there. Thanks History Guy for another great video.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
As a Filipino I definitely enjoyed this video. I really appreciated the insights here.
Hi there👋....... how're you feeling hope you're fine and staying safe??
Meanwhile, in 1532, Pizzaro said, "Hold my beer and watch this."
Wow Man... I never heard that version of the story. I got a completely different one back in the day. They never told us he died , just that he was the first one to circumnavigate the globe. Thanks for the teaching moment.
Hi there👋....... how're you feeling hope you're fine and staying safe??
Datu Lapulapu was not under Raja Hubon, but in fact a separate ruler of another island. Its like saying the king of England is under the king of HRE.
awesome video. i'm just recently re-reading the chronicle of pigafetta.
Thanks mate. History are underrated
I am a Filipino, and I studied about his death in Mactan, and the fact that he fought Lapu-Lapu (pronounced as 'Lapoo-Lapoo'), also Magellan was shot by a poison arrow to the leg which made him die. Also, you forgot that he also made the proposal to the King of Portugal before the King of Spain. He also left the "Cruz ni Magellan" in Cebu (pronounced as 'Seh-Boo') which still stands until today
I am currently living in Lapu-lapu city, Mactan.. And i have been to the magellan shrine (site of the battle), huge statue of datu lapu-lapu there, the chieftan of mactan at the time, but also a nice monument for magellan plus some other high ranking people at the time i guess..
you are a great historian I've ever heard.
I find it more ironic that Lapu Lapu is a national hero in the Philippines, because he resisted converting to Catholicism, and yet the Philippines is today one of the most Catholic countries in the world...
You're a good history teacher .
I remember when we were taught this in school, Magellan's voyage was fairly detailed up until the battle and then the teachers usually dismisses the rest as "And then Elcano and the others went back home in the Victoria."
Learned a lot than my Filipino history teacher. Subscribed. 🤘
Then you need to make your own learning objectives!
I sailed through the Straits of Magellan in 1993 on USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 in support of UNITAS 34/93. Circumnavigated the entire South American continent. Visited the Philippines in 1986 on USS Cape Cod AD 43.
Nice video man! Keep it up! You're a very engaging speaker capitalize on that! Been on many history channels here but damn bro you are not that boring. I already subscribed to your channel and will watch your other videos.
Did not know anything about his death and the circumstances. Thank you.
Okay, HG, you left out the best joke I ever heard from my Cebuano katulong. "If Lapu-lapu killed Magellan, who killed Lapu-lapu?" Answer..."the cook". (Everyone knows that lapu-lapu is the name of a fish, also known as Red Snapper.)
when I also asked my Tagalog yaya (nanny) who killed Magellan, she said Lapulapu and whenI asked her who killed Lapulapu, she then answered Magellan. 😀
It would be fun to view your depiction of George Anson’s voyage around the world.
Magellan was an explorer not a conqueror. That’s why he’s honored with having placed/things named after him. And even if he was a conqueror that was, and still is human nature. It’s not going to change.
Thank you as usual great presentation.
That Eurocentric hubris or arrogance served the Spanish well in Mexico and Peru, where mere handfuls of Conquistadores subdued entire nations, even empires. Lapu Lapu sounds like quite a military strategist ( who maybe had some inside information on Spanish weak spots, if I may speculate).
Another fine tale told well!
Magellan WAS the first person to circumnavigate the world. He had already been to the Spice Islands 9 years earlier. So if you consider that the start of his circumnavigation, he made it.
This cant be more incorrect. i am a Cebuano and an Oponganon (native of mactan island). Datu lapu-lapu was not a chieftain under Raja Humabon, instead he was a chief of a tribe far from Humabon’s territory. And no, fishermen here dont throw coins at some stones. those were just stories people tell their kids with. There are so many things you git wrong but i still appreciate you discussing this.
Some say lapu lapu origin is from limasawa island
Just a short note from 3:50 to mention that Cebu is pronounced "seh-boo," not "see-boo." Also would be nice to include a brief mention of Pigafetta, without whom none of us would know anything about the Battle of Mactan.
I’ve known since high school that Magellan had died during the voyage but did not know when or where
they hide the truth in westeners country. but filipino people knew it
Good information thank you 😉
Hi Sir. would you be able to provide a book source in order for me to read and get full details of what you narrated. Thank you
lapu2 be like:
"you're in wrong hood mtfcker!"
I’m from Cebu living in Texas and I’m proud to always say when people ask me where I am from?, I respond that I am from the land where Magellan was killed and I’m surprise that 99.9% of them doesn’t have no clue what I’m talking about.😂🤣
Why are you proud to introduce yourself that you come from somewhere who killed somone. 😥
Lapu lapu appeared in one of our coins, we also have a fish named after lapu lapu.
Philippines is not conquered by means of power alone.
Many forget that most Filipinos sided with foreigners to get ahead or get revenge that some of those Filipinos even fought in European battlefields later.
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There once was a man, his name was Magellan
A Portuguese skipper, the girls found him cute
He sailed with five ships to find the East Indies
Then come back to Spain with a bounty of loot.
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Loot the Philippines, but out of what? Bad cinnamon? Because it's the only spice crop that grows there. Manila was set up as a trading post so everything was traded for, not looted. Spices from the spice islands and silks and porcelain from China.
He turned into a fish. One of the most expensive bass fish in the Philippines. Called Lapu Lapu.
I have been to the Lapu Lapu shrine in Mactan island. The Philippines is the most beautiful country I've ever been to.
Wizard Gaming 👍👍it’s beautiful island
Indeed, I live here. :)
Mactan is a squalid backwater...two roads traverse the island, potholes, no street lights, shantys along the road...decrepit locals shambling along gripping bottles of Red Horse..
A few hotels at the tip, cut off from all the mendacity of the cunning Oponganons..
They brought Christ to the Island and bring back Golds in bulk to the King....that's what really Christ wants? 😨
The touristy spots are cool but the majority of the country is literally a shit hole.
lesson.. dont come to other people's land and act like a boss..
@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 bcause?
@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 bigot? These conqueror's pillages land through their religion.
@@wanderingandroid they sold us to us assholes cause they were losing grip, so they were gonna lose anyways so.. why not sell us.
@@xcd87 yeah atleast we would be worth thousands instead of crack cocaine dealing 😂
@@wanderingandroid Nay, Magellan and the company are Portuguese. They "gave" (Portugal) Philippines to Spain (because of a treaty). And the rest is history
I had a wonderful history teatcher in high school. Now I have found you. Don't ever stop!
Best history teacher I have had since my junior year in university who taught American History. He said the secret to getting a A on any history exam was to put down who, what happened, when, where, and why.
Skywalker7897 , that’s why it’s called history. 🤦🏽♂️
Mr history guy, kindly check your date. You got it wrong.!! You also forgot to mention that magallanes-Magellan discovered the philippines by chance. He was looking for the Molucas island. He first name he gave the philippines was archipelago of saint Lazarus. It was feast day of saint Lazarus we he stumbled in the philippines. He then change it to las islas filipinas in honor of king philip II of Spain.
probably not a good english teacher though, joke ✌🏻😅
It's really cool to hear a well-balanced presentation of Filipino history from a non-Filipino. Bravo!
I wish he'd tell the truth instead but I think his sources are from the same people who created this hero-myth to appease some kind of blind nationalism in our country. Lapu-lapu as a hero, "Battle" of Mactan are all fabrication influenced by pro-independence, anti-colonial elements in our academia We don't want a people pleaser we want someone to tell the truth that Lapu-Lapu is not a hero infact he is a criminal who pillaged Cebu and took people to mindanao and sold them as slaves!
@@adventuresincrt1376 what is the source of your assertions?
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You're Blind and descendants of the Spaniards.
Magellan was one of my favorite historical figures in my youth. The history book I read said he died in Mactan but didn’t say it was the Philippines. I went on a trip to the Philippines and found out the other side of history which I never knew about and your episode gave me more info and another view of this. Great video and I eagerly wait for new historical videos!
The King of Cebu, tricked Magellan, he let Magellan take care of his problem, that is Lapu Lapu the king of Mactan.
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@Middle finger ..actually the early name of Cebu, during pre-colonial time, was Sugbu..not ebu..and it was where the local language of Cebu known as Bisaya or 'Sugbuanon' was taken..
Native Filipinos at that time were not stupid to modern arms you guys need to know that before Spain arrived in the islands the natives already trading goods with the Chinese who invented gun powder.
Exactly! I even saw recent article saying that they found a gun that belong in the pre colonial era.
Zheng He's during Ming Dynasty ships were 4 to 5x larger than Columbus' and Magellan's ships.
These treasure ship expeditions were huge in scale (60 to 200 ships) compared to these European's expeditions and done about 100 years earlier.
Also, the Indians/Arabs were trading in that region. Even chief's name was "Raja" (Indian title)
How do you think the Europeans learn to navigate that far?
They used the Arabs' maps.
Europeans think they discovered everything by themselves.
Lapu Lapu is one of the great historical figures.
the chinese didn't invent gunpowder though
@@tripprawlings9284 tanginang palaka to
@@overbored617 Chinese invented gunpowder. But it was Europe that invented guns
I truly admire the spirit of Magellan & his crew, what a tremendous voyage, on the other hand I respect a Man that refuses to bend to foreign rule, all the while defending his culture.
That's his Home. Magellan and his crew are the real Pirates.
What did Magellan say before he died?
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"bobo kampe."
haaaaaaahahahaha!
Walang tank, puro carry.
Fck y'all you burn in hell......... Lol
2D lag
Tf hahaahh
When I was in history class in the 5th grade in 1963 we were definitely told that Magellan got killed in the Pacific.
I was also told in the 90's.
In southeast easia, Philippines in the battle of mactan, First defeat of foreigners who wants to conquer the Philippines
and Lapu-lapu was hailed as the first Filipino hero to resist a foreign power
The philippines is in the pacific. Wtf are you talking about? I assume they didn't specify where exactly in the pacific.
The defeat of Magellan are shameful to them .imagine a great expenditurer killed by cheiftain or datu .
Also I really like how it's just you talking. I can listen while doing something else. You're a very engaging speaker/storyteller
You got that right. I also love listening, the tone, the timbre, the rhythm and of course the subject matter all make these videos extremely interesting and wonderful to listen too. Keep it up History Guy!
Agree. The historical pictures are nice but one can follow along very well just by listening. THG truly has the gift of communication.
I agree with that a lot of times I listen while driving
Spent my childhood living in San Francisco Ca. during the sixties and I do recall a street named Lapu Lapu , mere walking distance from where we lived....
That's amazing. I'm a half Pinoy-Half Aussie bloke from Australia, I've wanted to go to America ever since I've been a kid, I know SF has a large Asian population, but hearing that deffs makes me wanna check out SF!
Just off of Folsom between 4th and 3rd streets
There's also a street in Chicago called "Bataan." Every month of May they celebrate. Next block is a hospital were many Pinoys has no clue until I asked. A local said that they celebrate the fall of Bataan and the whole battalion of these men lived in this Town. My Jaw dropped. None of us were told/taught about this. There's also a street called Manila in one of the suburbs and an envelope called Manila folder. I'll be darn interested to know how 🤔.
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Lapu lapu is a Philippine Icon who resisted the invasion of his island he called home. Magellan is a European icon but Lapu lapu is a Filipino icon that got rid of him. Try listen to Philippine history by Yoyoy Villame. Magellan has a message to his Mom.
Excellent presentation, I am an American who has lived in the Philippines, near Cebu and would like to add a few things. Legend has it that Lapu Lapu was killed by a rival to his cheiftanship, other Filipino scholars say it was an assassin sent by Humabon. Also, the shoulder patch of the Philippine National Police Proudly depicts Lapu Lapu with sword and shield, because he is the First enforcer of Philippine Law. All Respect to the Philippines and Lapu Lapu the warrior!
I'm Portuguese and I loved this video in particular and I totally support the idea that some of your final thoughts in the end of this video should be taught to children in history classes here in Portugal.
Thank you!
Magellan left a word for his Mom. According to Philippine History by Yoyoy Villame.
To cross such vast unknown is a great achievement that greatly helped human civilization in general and western civilization in specific.
Thank you for creating these, Mister History Guy. Your videos are fascinating, well-made and you present extremely well. I deeply appreciate this.
The highest praise I can offer...Your storytelling ability is on par with that of Morgan Freeman and Garrison Keillor. I have been a history geek since my youth but never pursued a formal degree in it. Inspired by your work, I will be enrolling next fall to complete a History Degree at The University of Maine. Thanks for doing what you do!
Every Cebuano, let's sing:
On March 16, 1521
When Philippines was discovered by Magellan
They were sailing day and night across the big ocean
Until they saw a small Limasawa island
Magellan landed in Limasawa at noon
The people met him very welcome on the shore
They did not understand the speaking they have done
Because Kastila gid at Waray-Waray man
When Magellan landed in Cebu City
Rajah Humabon met him, they were very happy
All people were baptized and built the church of Christ
And that's the beginning of our Catholic life
When Magellan visited in Mactan
To christianize them everyone
But Lapu-Lapu met him on the shore
And drive Magellan to go back home
Then Magellan got so mad
Ordered his men to camouflage
'Mactan island we could not grab
'Cause Lapu Lapu is very hard'
Then the battle began at dawn
Bolos and spears versus guns and cannons
When Magellan was hit on his neck
He stumble down and cried and cried
Oh, mother mother I am sick
Call the doctor very quick
Doctor, doctor shall I die?
Tell my mama do not cry
Tell my mama do not cry
Tell my mama do not cry
That's the end of Magellan
In the island of Mactan long time ago
Ladies and gentlemen
haha
Batang 90s 😂
but there something wrong in this song, and that is "Philippines was discovered by Magellan"
@@jearlo-ht3gy Well, yes. Before Magellan, the Philippine islands were visited by Hindus and Muslims who left their mark on the beliefs of Philippinos. Seems they were discovered long before Magellan.
@@JohnBBolt Philippines was discovered by no one.
example, I Juan from Asia travel across the world and landed in Spain, and then i would proclaim that i am the one who discovered Spain when there were already people living there, there was already rich civilization there. what would others say about me? even the Spaniards would say i am crazy.
Lol Magellan probably thought he could pull off a Cortes with his sixty men.
But he was back in the "Old World." The natives were already in the Iron Age and knew of the civilizations Magellan had known.
Correct. Gunpowder, horse cavalry, and steel weapons and armor weren't alien or mystical to the pre-Hispanic Filipinos. Plus since the inhabitants of the Philippines were in the path of trade routes through East and Southeast Asia they were exposed to the same diseases the Europeans were exposed to. So yes, the Spaniards had a technology advantage, but not one as pronounced as in the New World. Nor did most of the population in the islands drop dead from disease. The result was the Philippines under Spain was able to keep much of its culture and native languages, and the Spanish language never really took root except in the families of the Hispanized elite.
@@lieutenantkettch To add, the Archipelago also made it impossible for another Pox wipe of the native population. Guns that the Portuguese introduced to India are also familiar to the Malays (Early versions of the arquebus are found in Goa).Since the Philippines is under some Hindu influence, these early renditions of guns are not foreign to them. At the time, you can compare the Natives to the locals of the Indonesian straits. Both have the same social structure and culture, and would probably stay that way if the Spaniards and Dutch (and/or Islamic traders) didn't interfere.
"The natives were already in the Iron Age and knew" incorect, Cortes was able to do what he did because of "Old World" diseases, whole America native population was decimated long before Cortes arrival...
@@Bialy_1 I think he was talking about the native Filipinos who already have swivel guns and cannons. Even ships that are faster than the spaniards.
History Guy....Rocks
Magellan wasn't overconfident. He was supposed to be a support for a Raja rivaling Lapu Lapu. His presence wasn't of a conqueror but of an explorer who got dragged in a war he wasn't involved in.
He was killed because he wanted to convert lapulapu to Christianity which means that lapulapu had to be circumcised. Lapulapu refused and the rest is history.
It was Zula hmmm that's why
@@fitofight8540 yes indeed. because lapulapu is afraid of small knife tearing his penis for circumcision. but he's not afraid of the spear and sword going to his belly's 😅✌
@@fitofight8540 Christians were not required to be circumcised. It fact, in the period of time in question, the Catholic Church was generally opposed to circumcision.
@@fitofight8540 not true of course
I'm an American now living in Cebu, Philippines. I've seen the site on Mactan Is. where they have a monument to Lapu-Lapu. They also have a site on the main Island called Magellan's Cross where there is a cross given by him to the king that was his ally.
Ironically, both Historical and Contradicted point of views. 🤣😂 Pinoy remains for Lapu-Lapu we're no Spanish Descendant we are Purely and 100% no Spanish but Maharlikan Blood.
@@amaliahmontefalcodelmoral651 Problem is that Lapu-Lapu is not a Maharlika as that is not only beneath him, but also he is a Datu under the Rajahnate of Cebu, not Namayan, Tondo or Maynila.
The cross was given to raja humabon who was the ruler of Cebu while datu lapu-lapu was the ruler of mactan island.raja humabon was the one who formed an alliance with Magellan.
@@amaliahmontefalcodelmoral651 properly, Lapu-lapu was on the rank of the Maginoo (noble blood). He was a Datu. Maharlikas are the warrior class. And if we're being technical, anyway, the Maginoo-Maharlika social structure is from the Tagalogs, and Lapu-lapu and Humabon were Cebuanos.
@@amaliahmontefalcodelmoral651 lol maharlikan and they say rajah is from malaysia your not maharlikans your malaysians😂😂😂😂
You rellied solely on Pigafetta. A datu cannot command hundreds of men. A cheftain is merely a leader of a tribe and only has more or less a hundred warriors or he would be a threat to the Sultan not the Raja. According to some University of the Philippines research documents, Pigafetta might have written lies to save his ass from the king of Spain. Only a ship returned with a failed mission to locate the land of "spices".
There is a video made by Epic History - Simple History UA-cam channel collaboration that the remaining ship succeed in finding spice islands and returned to Spain with profit many times higher than their investment.
It also makes sense. I have been reading the English version translated by Roberts and there were inconsistencies about his report. Anyway please check out the story before the arrival of Magellan of the book Aginid Bayok sa Akong Tawarik by Jovito Abellana. A dance epic of ancient Cebu tranlated from pandan leaves written in the old Visayan script kabadlit.
As a Portuguese, Magellan certainly knew where the Spice Islands were, as did the Spanish officers who knew how to read charts and maps. It was an alternate, westward route they were after. After the Battle, the two remaining ships made it to the Moluccas, had taken in spices and were prepared to return to Spain but the Trinidad started taking water.
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But how can you prove that Pigafetta actually lied?
read a book you are wrong this expedition was a huge success. we enslaved your people and took your women spices wealth and anything else of value. we win you lose
Today we celebrate the 500th anniversary of "The Battle of Mactan" 🇵🇭
In the Philippines.. we all knew Magellan died in the hands of Lapu Lapu and his men..
This is what happens when Portuguese betray their country to serve Castille. They get dumb and their name becomes completely different and unrecognisable. [Fernão de Magalhães]
Magellan's voyage takes place during the period we call the Renaissance. This period follows the fall of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which lasted nearly 400 years. An amazing book that chronicles the Renaissance, this 'explosion' of technology, exploration, science, etc., is titled 'A World Lit Only By Fire', by historian William Manchester. It will be one of the most entertaining and informative books you are likely to read, ever!
Around the time the Mayans had their cities, temples ?like Tulum? I was thinking it was 500 years ago...
Magellan is really a pirate. He even kidnapped the son of the chieftain of Palawan and asked for gold as ransom.
Seeing as those weren't real nations in the eyes of the Spanish, they couldnt be pirates. Also, piracy happens on the sea, doesnt really count if you kidnapped someone on land and just hold them on a boat as a hostage
They usually were also pirates at that time. Francis Drake, the second circumnavigator after Elcano, brought this to perfection.
I’ve learned and retained more from your great videos than I ever did any any middle, high school or college history class.
Short, To the point. Hitting all the important details and done so in such a way that your telling a story instead of just doing a data dump full of obscure dates and facts about things that instantly become uninteresting when done in such a way as too many teachers and professors do.
Thank you, History Guy.
To this very day Filipinos do not like other countries dictating terms to them, and always resist.
They should be admired for their independent spirit and determination.
Just remember to speak "Spanish" when you tell them...
@@julzz5233-Estados Unidos-Thats how you say United States.
@@@JTA1961 - "Just remember to speak "Spanish" when you tell them..." More likely than not, if you Speak Spanish To A Filipino You Won't Be Understood. It has always been like that even under Spanish regime. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=nyp.33433087562488;view=1up;seq=77
Original Published 1891:
"Spanish willnever be the general language of the country, the people will never talk it, because the conceptions of their brains and the feelings of their hearts cannot be expressed in that language - each people has its own tongue, as it has its own way of thinking! What are you going to do with Castilian, the few of you who will speak it? "
Book Title: The reign of greed : a complete English version of El Filibusterismo from the Spanish / of José Rizal ; by Charles Derbyshire.
Published Manila : Philippine Education Co. ; 1912
El filibusterismo : (continuación de Noli me tangere) novela filipina / [por] J. Rizal
Published: Gent : F. Meyer-Van Loo, 1891
Perihelion77 viva la Philippines!!
@x Obviously I believe I'm correct, and so does history/
One thing though that we should take also into account albeit irrelevant was the metallurgic technology of the Pre-colonial Filipinos. Pre colonial Filipino blacksmiths were renowned for their skill in forging good blades that the Ming Emperor recognized the skill of the Hui people (mixed people of south east Asian descent) in forging. A passage from Victor Hurley in his book, Swish of the Kris, wrote, “Instead of the rude obsidian knives of the Aztecs, the Spaniards at Lamitan found themselves opposed by a flashing kris which was the equal of their Toledo blade.”
You say Europeans but there were no Germans!!! We took on the world or none at all!!! But good for lapu lapu!! Be a strong man protect what is yours!
Great Story. I had not realized that Magellan's ultimate fate was not a matter of common knowledge. As a filipino and an amateur historian, I find the death of Magellan, compelling but unnecessary. If anything,it was a tragedy.
Arrogance may have played a part in Magellan's decision to attack, but the full story also includes the power play between the local native tribes.
It is surmised that the attack on Lapu-lapu was actually requested by the rival chieftain as a way of expanding his own territory in Mactan and Magellan probably knew he was being played, but he wanted to curry favor from the local chieftains. However, he grossly underestimated the battleground scenario and he did not realize that Lapu-lapu was the native version of General Robert E. Lee. A brilliant tactician in his own right.
First Magellan's men burned some of the villages of Lapu-lapu's tribe as a way of instilling fear in the natives, but Instead of blindly charging the Spaniards in anger, a foolish tactic, Lapu-lapu waited for a more advantageous position.
Seeing that Lapu-lapu's forces were not engaging him in battle, Magellan chose to press the attack instead. Not fully realizing that Lapu-lapu had actually laid men in the shallow waters in ready for ambush. With heads barely above water . The Spaniards had to leave their boats and wade 50 meters to shore. When the ambush was sprung, natives armed with bamboo spears and fire-hardened sticks, clubbed the Spaniards into the water. It was not too hard, all they had to do was trip the Spaniards in full armor and hold them underwater, where their armor would actually prove to be a big detriment to survival.
After Magellan was killed, his men went back to the their ships and back to the "friendly tribes" to lick their wounds. But the locals, sensing their weakness, invited them to a dinner, where they turned on them and massacred 24 Spaniards. This treachery forced the Spaniards to flee the Islands, and limp back to Spain.
What-if's abound. What if Magellan had been more willing to be diplomatic instead of militaristic? What if Lapu-lapu had lost or simply acquiesced? Half a century of European influence....
Big dreams, political intrigues, treachery, religion... This was a heroic but tragic tale worthy of Shakespeare.
I always knew he got his ass kicked in the Philippines.
Wait what? Magellan died?
Thanks for adding this. I am always interested to hear all sides of the historical accounts.
The religious treachery was not consigned to the Spanish. To the south the muslims were converting and colonizing Indonesia and some of them were working their way into Mindinao. This was the beginning of much of the trouble in Philippines. A blight that continues until today.
Great added details there 👍 Kabayan. What's your source?
magellan asked the portuguese king for funds but he was denied so he asked spain's king instead...
Paul Vincent Arriesgado in order to get the funds he has to be nacionales Spanish first!
I have ben to Mactan Island and the bay waters are very shallow and muddy. It was my understanding that Magellan and his men were slaughtered as they were bogged down in the mud by the weight of their armor.
The History Guy missed an important feature of this voyage. After Magellan died his first officer took over as captain & the ship headed back for Spain. When the ship finally arrived back in Spain it was found that the entire crew was sick with scurvy except for ONE man, the captain Juan Elcano. Spanish naval officers questioned Elcano & he told them he ate the exact same food as the crew so he should have also contracted Scurvy. However when they inspected his cabin on his map table they found a small jar of fruit preserves which Juan said he snacked on while working on his charts.
It turns out there was "just" enough vitamin C in those preserves to prevent him from getting scurvy. So that's how we learned what prevents scurvy & from then on barrels of lemons & limes were taken along on long ocean voyages.
The History Guy missed nothing. He simply keeps his talks to a "minute standard", to accommodate those with lesser learning.
Ahaaaaa!! So the first Limey was Spaniard, and not English as an American told us..
Interesting fact, but I wouldn't say he "missed" it. It was outside the scope of the topic at hand, the Battle of Mactan
Where would you get oranges anti scury dude
Greg Moonen But how was the city of Valencia founded?
I enjoyed this video! Just to add, the Philippine National Police's seal/badge/insignia actually has the image of Lapu-Lapu. That's how popular he is.
I thought it might be interesting too that after the Battle of Mactan, Humabon held a feast for the remaining Spaniards which turned out to be a trap. Those Spaniards were poisoned and killed while the others who didn't participate in the feast were the ones who to get out of the place alive. One of the men who was in the feast blamed Enrique de Malacca (Magellan's translator).
Lastly, there is the question that: if this translator Enrique can understand the language in Cebu, PH - could he be the first person to actually circumnavigate the world by virtue of being brought by Magellan to Spain and then back to the Philippines?
Enrique was Magellan's Malayan slave as Malay was a trade language in the Philippines.
Technically yes. That's according to a direct line descendant. He's 93 yrs old, Vietnam Veteran, PMA grad with sharp memory of their family history.
Loved this! In the Philippines there is a fish named Lapu Lapu and children are taught this joke at an early age: Who killed Magellan? Lapu Lapu. Who killed Lapu Lapu?......the Chef! :)
Please do the “Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade” Thanks to you history guy 🙏♥️🇵🇭
Hi there👋....... how're you feeling hope you're fine and staying safe??
Magellan died in a single combat battle with Lapu Lapu
@The History Guy
According to The Aginid (an epic about prehispanic Cebu) Lapu Lapu returned to Borneo. You might want to read up in it.
It's an old repic written in Alibata (a type or Baybayin) which fills out some of the missing details.
It's very interesting.
kaiserflame, Nice to know. On the other hand Malaysia refuse to honor our claim to Sabah that was started by the late President Marcos. The British got us screwed up after failing to return when their lease expire when WW2 ended. PEACE
I am Filipino and I thank you for this.We consider Lapu-Lapu as our first hero.I have also.learned many things here.Maraming salamat (thank you very much). Mabuhay ka (long live).
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Lapu-Lapu is also the Father of none other than the Armed Forces of the Philippines!
he's the father of escabeche.
Now please do the Philippine American war next since i barely know anyone in the us who even knows of it even though it is their one true stepping stone into becoming a world superpower
yeah plsss.. because americans don't even acknowledge an filipino american war, americans should know what kind of emperialist abusive assholes they were.
It would be nasty believe me.
The war actually ended on the southern part of the country a decade or two after the fall of Aguinaldo which led to the death of thousands upon thousands of civilians and guerillas alike
Well actually even though it started american expansion, it has thought the Americans that the cost of waging colonial wars would be catastrophic. The war compounded by the Spanish American war cost the Americans soo much, it has lost the appetite for colonialism except for a few occasions against lesser powers and weaker foes.
It's pretty much why the .45 caliber round even exists.
*"Bolos and spears versus guns and cannons"* thats the lyrics of one of the songs in the Philippines, telling the story of the battle. According to Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan was hit by an arrow, fell and then he was butchered.
watching here from Mactan.. 2 kilometers away from the Lapu-lapu Shrine.
i was there in october
i went to mass and saw the cross
next time ill visit lapu lapu shrine
sinu swerte
The Spanish were protesting that ONLY MAGELLAN and his Portugese servants in his ship were KEEPING ALL the maps for the route which MAGELLAN was supposed to give TO ALL CAPTAINS, BUT HE KEPT THEM ALL INSTEAD. All maps and charts for the route for all ships, not only one is a standard needed requirement on a ships fleet. On aviation we do the same. Im a pilot since 1980. Magellan killed the Spanish that were protesting his bullshit and lies. Magellan was not a Captain before, and lied about how short the trip was going to be too. LIAR.
Magellan was, like Columbus was too, a liar looking for self glory using Spains good will to do dangerous missions other countries didnt want to do. BUT Columbus got lucky when stumbled on the western hemisphere.
Lots of lies about how good Magallanes was. He was a liar, a swindler and a murderer of the ones that exposed him. He died due his tricks and lies didnt work in Cebu. DelCano was the best navigator and the first to circumnavigate the world along with the other spanish
Magellan was decapitated and the native placed his head on a bamboo pole at the bay
Im a commercial pilot instructor. Any pilot, sailor or traveler on cars too knows all vehicles need to have the maps or charts of the route to follow not only one and the others "follow me". What about if the ship or vehicle in front loose the others in a storm or simply at night? The others, with no maps or idea where they were going will get lost. That is one of the rules of fleet or multi vehicle navigation. Magellan didnt give any maps of the route to the others ships, only the portughese crew one in which he was too. That is a huge violation of navigation rules. Im a pilot instructor. He lied to the others about giving them the maps after a while, but didnt.
Huge Magellan Devilish Plan to make the others get lost and he and the Italians and portugeese navigate only and put down Spain sailors. He wanted the Spain crews to get lost, of course. That is why the others mutiny againts him. The liar also become a murderer. Good his arrogance made him try to defeat about 1,000 islanders with only about 50. Arrogant got killed and Delcano decided to circumnavigate instead of backtrack which was the initial plan.
You failed to talk about Pigafetta's Malay slave, Enrique. If he was able to come back to Malaya, he would have been the first person to actually circumnavigate the globe.
Not white, doesn't count.
@@wanderingandroid weh?
That same thing was said to me by his direct line descendant a 93 yr old Vietnam Veteran PMA grad.
This is mentioned in a Philippines history book I have as well.
Magellan tried to use Raja Humabon but little did he know that Humabon was using him to try and get rid of the rival chief which was Lapu Lapu. Alsi, Humabon didn't really believe in christianity but wanted Magellans help against Lapu Lapu. Decades later Miguel Lopez de Legazpi came and found a Santo Nino statue being worshipped by some filipino not knowing what religion or god it was. Legazpi is the one responsible for spreading christianity in the Philippines. The old bisayan gods like Kaptan, Maguayan, Makilum, etc were forgotten.
THERE IS A FISH..AROUND MACTAN BOHOL LEYTE ALSO CALLED LAPU LAPU....APPARENTLY LEGION HAS IS FROM LOCALS...THAT LAPU LAPU THE MAN WAS POISONED BY ONE OF HIS OWN !!!...LAPU LAPU THE FISH...WAS LAPU LAPU'S FAVORITE FISH !!!!
There are many legends surrounding Lapu Lapu. Rarely do you see a figure so important to a culture. It is sad there is so little written record, but that does not make him less a hero.
Yes sad indeed. We didn't even know how he actually died. What happened to him after the battle of Mactan
thank you for the respect
Lapu Lapu means Red fish or Grouper, you can buy them in the S&M supermarket in the Philippines
I'm Filipino and lived in the Philippines during my early elementary school years and they taught us all about Ferdinand Magellan, Lapulapu and the Battle of Mactan. Lapulapu is seen as the hero while Magellan is the villain and I saw Magellan as an evil man as I grew up. But during my adult years, I realized that Magellan wasn't so bad since he was just exploring the seas, trying to convert people into Catholicism and working for Spain while avoiding the Portuguese even though he's Portuguese himself. The true villain in this story seems to be Rajah Humabon who not only made Magellan and his crew fight against Lapulapu, he also had the survivors poisoned to death when he realized Magellan has failed.
i think the local tribes were using Damascus steel, correct me if I'm wrong. It should have been pretty common during that day since the local southern tribes from visayas and mindanao were trading with chinese and arabs long before the spaniards came...
No.. Visayan warriors used arrows and sibat or javelin with poison from sea orchins
@@asyongaksaya7425 ...made with damascu steel
Never seen artifacts of damascus steel anywhere in the islanda. So prolly, bullshit.
Have you ever heared that there was a formal and a celebration of a Blood Compact between the Spanish warrior and the Visayan warrior before Spain totally occupied the Philippines. It was painted and printed in our 50 peso bill before the time of President Macapagal. We are interested how this thing happened.@
Do we know what happened to the vessel that tried returning via the pacific route or was it simply lost at sea?
James Conlon it was captured by the Portuguese and eventually wrecked in a storm. Some of the crew eventually made their way back to Spain.
It’s an exaggeration to say there were “hundreds of millions” of indigenous people in the New World in 1494. The highest population estimate I’ve seen is 112 million people living in the New World in 1492. The lowest is 7 to 8 million (which strikes me as implausibly low). There are a lot of other numbers postulated, converging somewhere around 50-60 million. Somewhere between 50 and 100 million strikes me as believable, but I’m no expert on the subject.
Thanks for reminding about the 1 centanvo coin.
Excellent Video, I have been to Cebu, Mactan and Lapu Lapu City, your video's are spot on, I have been to Bohol Island also, where Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition, might be another history video for you.
Thank you for a balanced presentation of history. It serves to unite the people of the world and explore the possibilities what the world and its common consciousness can reach.