Mactan Shrine

Mactan Shrine
Liberty Shrine
Lapulapu Monument
The Lapu-Lapu monument at Mactan Shrine
Mactan Shrine is located in Metro Cebu
Mactan Shrine
Location with Metro Cebu
TypeMemorial park
LocationLapu-Lapu City, Philippines
Coordinates10°18′39″N 124°0′54.8″E / 10.31083°N 124.015222°E / 10.31083; 124.015222
Established1969 (as a national shrine)
Public transit access

Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, 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.