Editing Battle of Mactan (section)

==Background==
{{History of the Philippines}}

[[Magellan's circumnavigation|Magellan's expedition]] had left Spain in August 1519 on a mission to find a westward route to the [[Moluccas]] or Spice Islands. On March 16, 1521 ([[Julian calendar]]), Magellan sighted the mountains of what is now [[Samar]]. This event marked the arrival of the first documented Europeans in the archipelago. The following day, Magellan ordered his men to anchor their ships on the shores of [[Homonhon Island]].<ref name="Agoncillo 2006">{{cite book|last=Agoncillo|first=Teodoro|title=Introduction to Filipino History|publisher=Garotech Publishing|year=2006}}</ref>

There, Magellan befriended Rajah Kolambu and Rajah Siagu, king of [[Limasawa Island|Limasawa]], who guided him to Cebu.<ref name="Agoncillo 2006" /> There he met [[Rajah Humabon]], the Rajah of Cebu. Then, Rajah Humabon and his queen were baptized into the [[Catholicism|Catholic]] faith, taking the Christian names Carlos, in honor of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|King Charles I of Spain]], and Juana, in honor of [[Joanna of Castile|King Charles' mother, Joanna the Mad]]. To commemorate this event, Magellan gave Juana the [[Santo Niño de Cebú|Santo Niño]], an image of the infant Jesus, as a symbol of their new alliance and held their first [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] on the coast.<ref name="Agoncillo 2006" />

As a result of Magellan's influence with Rajah Humabon, an order was issued to each of the nearby chiefs, to provide food supplies for the ships, and to convert to Christianity.
Most chiefs obeyed.  Datu [[Lapulapu]], one of the two chiefs on the island of Mactan, was the only one to show opposition: he refused to accept the authority of Rajah Humabon in these matters. This opposition proved influential. [[Antonio Pigafetta]],<ref>{{cite book|last=David|first=Hawthorne|title=Ferdinand Magellan|publisher=[[Doubleday & Company, Inc.]]|year=1964}}</ref> Magellan's voyage chronicler,<ref name="dom">{{cite web|title=Battle of Mactan Marks Start of Organized Filipino Resistance Vs. Foreign Aggression|url=http://kumustanews.tripod.com/index_files/page0006.htm|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> wrote that Zula, the island's other chief, sent one of his sons to Magellan with gifts but Lapulapu prevented the journey and refused to swear fealty to Spain.<ref name="Nowell 1962">{{cite book|last=Nowell|first=Charles E.|title=Magellan's Voyage Around the World: Three Contemporary Accounts|url=https://archive.org/details/magellansvoyage00pigagoog|publisher=[[Northwestern University Press]]|year=1962}}</ref>

Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula suggested that Magellan go to Mactan to force the Datu's compliance.<ref name="Agoncillo 2006" /> Magellan saw an opportunity to strengthen the existing friendship ties with the ruler of the [[Visayan]] region and agreed to help him subdue the resistant Lapulapu.{{Citation needed|date = April 2021}}