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    The document provides biographical details about Ferdinand Magellan and discusses his expedition's impact on Filipino identity. It describes how Magellan was born in Portugal and learned navigation. It then discusses how Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan shaped Philippine independence and national identity. The document also mentions the Filipino custom of bayanihan.

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    The document provides biographical details about Ferdinand Magellan and discusses his expedition's impact on Filipino identity. It describes how Magellan was born in Portugal and learned navigation. It then discusses how Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan shaped Philippine independence and national identity. The document also mentions the Filipino custom of bayanihan.

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    The document provides biographical details about Ferdinand Magellan and discusses his expedition's impact on Filipino identity. It describes how Magellan was born in Portugal and learned navigation. It then discusses how Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan shaped Philippine independence and national identity. The document also mentions the Filipino custom of bayanihan.

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    FHFI Heritage Essay Writing Contest

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    Melanni Inojales
    The document provides biographical details about Ferdinand Magellan and discusses his expedition's impact on Filipino identity. It describes how Magellan was born in Portugal and learned navigation. It then discusses how Lapu-Lapu defeating Magellan shaped Philippine independence and national identity. The document also mentions the Filipino custom of bayanihan.

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    Participant’s Name: Melanni Inojales

    Home Address: #10-A Kalachuchi St. Western Bicutan,


    Taguig City
    Contact Number: 09518885678
    Birthday: August 13, 2002
    Age: 18

    Magellan’s Expedition Impacted to Filipino’s Identity


    Theme: Victory and Humanity: Upholding Filipino Heritage and Identity

    Ferdinand Magellan was born about 1480 in Sabrosa of a noble


    Portuguese family. His parents, who were members of nobility, died when he was
    about10 years old. At the age of 12, Magellan became a page to Queen Leanor
    at the royal court. Such a position commonly served as a means of education for
    sons of the Portuguese nobility.At the court, Magellan learned about the voyages
    of such explorers as Christopher Columbus of Italy and Vasco da Gama of
    Portugal. He also learned the fundamentals of navigation. In 1496, Magellan was
    promoted to rank of squire and became a clerk in the marine department. There,
    he helped outfit ships for trade along the west coast of Arfica.Magellan first went
    into sea in 1505, when he sailed to India with the fleet of Francisco Almeida,
    Portugal’s first ruler to that country. In 1506, Magellan went on an expedition sent
    by Almeida to the east coast of Africa to strengthen Portuguese bases there. The
    next year, he returned to India, where he participated in trade and in several
    naval battles against Turkish fleets.

    Given the diversity of the Philippines, the unifying element of Filipino culture is a
    complex matter. A sense of national identity emerged out of the long standing
    struggle for independence. In contemporary Philippines, many Filipinos are
    acutely aware of the colonial history of their country. Lapu-Lapu is widely
    celebrated as the first Filipinohero, famously vanquishing Portugueseonquistador
    Ferdinand Magellan and his army in their attempt to colonize Mactan Island. In
    honor of his triumph, Lapu-Lapu’s monument stands tall in the island of Mactan
    today, symbolizing the country’s first successful resistance to Spanish
    colonization. This monument aims to paint a picture of this Philippine hero and
    the events that shaped the future of the nation. Though the precise details of
    history are muddled, Lapu-Lapu stands to this day as a symbol for
    independence in the Philippines. Even after the centuries of violence and
    colonization that followed, locals proudly honor the man who rallied them in a
    fight for control of their own destiny.

    In 1509, Magellan sailed with a Portuguese fleet to Malaka, a commercial


    center in what is now Malaysia. The Malays attacked the Portuguese who went
    to shore, and Magellan helped rescue his comrades. In 1511, he took part in an
    expedition that conquered Malaka. After this victory, a Portuguese fleet sailed
    farther to the Spice Islands which were called the Molucca Islands. Portugal
    claimed the islands at this time. Magellan’s close personal friend Francisco
    Serraro went along on the voyage to the Spice Islands and wrote to Magellan,
    describing the route and the island of Ternate. Serrao’s letters helped establish in
    Magellan’s mind the location of the Spice Islands, which later became the
    destination of his great voyage. Additionaly. that time they also do the Filipino
    custom derived from a Filipino word “bayan”, which means nation, town or
    community. The term bayanihan itself literally means “being in a bayan”, which
    refers to the spirit of communal unity, work and cooperation to achieve a
    particular goal. Cultural heritage is central to protecting our sense of who we are.
    It gives us an irrefutable connection to the past to certain social values, beliefs,
    customs and traditions, that allows us to identify ourselves with others and
    deepen our sense of unity, belonging and national pride.

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