The Battle of Mactan Flashcards
Magellan reached a part of the Philippine islands, which he named _______, and claimed it in the name of Spain.
Islas de San Lazaro
While he was able to secure the commitment of Cebu’s ______, one particular chief eluded him: ______
Rajah Humabon
Mactan’s Rajah Lapulapu.
a sixteenth-century Portuguese historian who obtained information from survivors of the Magellan expedition, described Lapulapu.
gaspar correa
the hero of Mactan is very old-he may even be 70 years or older as the term used was ______
“veljo/viejo.”
The immediate cause of the battle was ______, another chief from Mactan, who claimed that he was unable to send the bulk of his tribute to Magellan because of Lapulapu.
Zula
We were ____ in number, the other ______ remained in charge of the boats
forty-nine
eleven
When we reached land we found the
islanders _______ in number, drawn up in _____
fifteen hundred
three squadrons;
The captain had his ____ leg pierced by a _______, on which account he gave orders to retreat by degrees;
right
poisoned arrow
…as they knew the captain they aimed specially at him, and _____ they knocked the _______.
twice
helmet off his head
Thus, we fought for more than an
hour until an islander succeeded in
thrusting a cane _____ into the
captain’s _____.
lance
face
on account of a ____ wound which
he had received in the ____ arm.
javelin
right
This fatal battle was fought on the __________________; a day in which the captain had chosen himself
because he had a special devotion to it.
27th of April of 1521, on a Saturday
There perished with him _____of our men, and ____of the natives, who had become Christians; we had also many wounded, amongst whom I must reckon myself. The enemy lost only _____men.
eight
four
fifteen
