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What legacy did Lapu-Lapu leave behind?
Lapu-Lapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero.
Why was Lapu-Lapu regarded as the first Filipino hero?
Lapu-Lapu was the first native to resist Imperial Spanish colonization/colonization.
How did Lapu-Lapu's legend begin?
Lapu-Lapu is best known for the Battle of Mactan that happened at dawn on April 27, 1521, where he and his soldiers defeated Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
What other legends were told about him?
According to local legend, Lapu-Lapu never died but was turned into stone, and has since then been guarding the seas of Mactan.

Question: When was the statue built?
Self-contained rewrite: When was the Lapu-Lapu statue buit?