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Analysis On The Battle of Mactan

Magellan's group was defeated at the Battle of Mactan for several key reasons: 1) Their cannons could not hit targets from the distance they were anchored due to shallow waters filled with rocks and coral reefs. 2) More islanders joined the battle after Magellan sent men to burn down houses, further infuriating the locals who were defending their homes. 3) Magellan miscalculated the size of Lapu-Lapu's force and underestimated the effectiveness of the natives' weapons against their armor.

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Analysis On The Battle of Mactan

Magellan's group was defeated at the Battle of Mactan for several key reasons: 1) Their cannons could not hit targets from the distance they were anchored due to shallow waters filled with rocks and coral reefs. 2) More islanders joined the battle after Magellan sent men to burn down houses, further infuriating the locals who were defending their homes. 3) Magellan miscalculated the size of Lapu-Lapu's force and underestimated the effectiveness of the natives' weapons against their armor.

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TASK 2.

Make a Contextual (PEST) Analysis on the Battle of Mactan by completing the chart below.

CONTEXTUAL (PEST) ANALYSIS

Geography Economy Social Technology


Because of the rocks or The surrounding chiefs Although light armor At the landing, with a
corals in the sea, were ordered to supply and native shields were heavy bombardment of
European warships the ships with food vulnerable to European ranges of weapons,
were unable to reach supplies and convert weapons, as they were consisting of arrows,
the shore, which also them to Christianity as fired from an extreme iron-tipped “bamboo”
stopped the large ships a consequence of the distance and easily throwing spears, fire-
from assisting Magellan dominance of Magellan avoided by natives, the hardened sticks, and
with their cannons. with Rajah Humabon. bombardment had even stones, the
Due to the shallow The settler was offered little effect. Due to the natives immediately
water filled with rocks doors, bells, red caps, same scale, Magellan attacked the small
and coral reefs, they pebbles, and ivory by could not order them force of Magellan. The
were compelled to Magellan. The natives to stop and save their muskets and armors of
anchor their ships away offered fish, wine, and firearms or bullets, so Magellan proved
from the sea. bananas to foreigners they kept firing for half ineffective against
in exchange and when an hour before their spears, bows, and
Lapu-Lapu denied weapons were arrows. The musket
giving in, disputes consumed. took a minute to reload
started. and aim, while it took a
second or two to shoot
between two bow
arrows.

Based from the PEST Analysis, what do you think is the reason/ are the reasons why the group of
Magellan was defeated?

The Battle of Mactan is one of the most significant events to have occurred in Philippine history.
It showed how courageous the Filipinos were in their battle against the foreigners who had invaded our
land. Although it really was a terrible fight for Magellan and his crew, they encountered a series of
failures in the battle. The first of which is that they believed they had superior weapons, but
unfortunately, their cannons could not hit the intended target because they were too far away. Next,
Magellan sent men to the shore to burn down houses that had further infuriated the islanders, because
of this, not only the warriors of Lapu-Lapu came to the sea, but also men from the village who were
trying to protect their homes. Thirdly, he miscalculated their force. They went to the river to interact
with the natives, believing that their armor sufficiently defends them from the native lances and "sibat".
Their armor was heavier as they fought in the sea, and many of his men died by drowning, not by their
lethal blows. The pride and overconfidence of Magellan in the medieval arms cost him his life. Magellan
was an accomplished explorer and navigator, but he was not able to think of a better plan or tactic in
order to defeat the invaders. The adversary overpowered them, causing their defeat.

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