happy lapu lapu day!
Western civilization is great, but Columbus represents its worst tendencies. Columbus, for example, was an avowed slaver and colonialist. To counter Columbus Day, I celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, in honor of the Filipino tribal leader who resisted Ferdinand Magellan and thus represents the first known successful example of self-defense from Western conquest.
orgtheory.net 
“Western civilization is great, but Columbus represents its worst tendencies.”
Isn’t there a bit more controversy about Columbus’s legacy than that? I don’t know my Columbus history like I should, what’s the best book to read? Perhaps this one?
William D. Phillips Jr and Carla Rahn Phillips (1993). The Worlds of Christopher Columbus. Cambridge University Press.
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teppo
October 11, 2010 at 4:07 am
Go lapu lapu!
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rah
October 11, 2010 at 8:31 am
Corny, corny post.
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Rick James
October 11, 2010 at 10:01 am
Looks like Lapu Lapu was on roids.
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Omar
October 11, 2010 at 11:01 am
Some additional reflection on Columbus day, from American Scholar.
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teppo
October 11, 2010 at 4:34 pm
What date is Lapu-Lapu Day?
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Edgardo Olaes
January 12, 2013 at 3:24 pm