Mactan Shrine

Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. It hosts two monuments, namely the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the Lapu Lapu Monument, a bronze statue which commemorates Lapu Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan.

Mactan Shrine
Liberty Shrine
The Lapu-Lapu monument at Mactan Shrine
Location with Metro Cebu
TypeMemorial park
LocationLapu-Lapu City, Philippines
Coordinates10°18′39″N 124°0′54.8″E
Established1969 (as a national shrine)
Public transit access
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