Mactan Shrine Mactan Shrine is located on Mactan Island, just off the coast of Cebu, is a must see for everyone interested in Filipino history. It commemorates the Battle of Mactan which took place in 1521 between the Spanish and Visayan (central Philippines) indigenous peoples in April 1521 and, along with paintings and plaques about that war, also contains two others other important shrines - the Lapu Lapu Shrine and the Magellan Shrine. Lapu-Lapu Shrine Part of the Mactan Shrine is the Lapu Lapu shrine that is a 20 meter (65.5 feet) high, bronze statue of Lapu Lapu (circa 1491-1547 AD), the Filipino warrior king who co...