Pre-Pinoy Pride
June 3, 2009 by Christian
Noel F. (Manama, Bahrain)
Pinoy Pride by SpillN-ink Tattoos
“The design was originally for my right forearm. One day, a Fil-Am asked me that he wanted a tat to represent his roots. I showed him the sketch and there it was.”
No it’s not the grouper fish. It’s the great Lapu-Lapu, then king of Mactan, whom you can see in the middle.
Regarded as the first Filipino hero, Lapu-Lapu is the first native who resisted Spanish colonization by Spanish soldiers when its leader—ironically, a Portuguese—Ferdinand Magellan set foot to the Philippine Islands year 1521. Though the Muslim chieftain was killed along with his men during the Battle of Mactan, he will always be remembered as a hero.
Having sad those, Lapu-Lapu can be seen as a central figure in the official seal of the Philippine National Police. His figure was also use in one of the now-defunct one centavo coins. A type of grouper fish which can only be found in the country is named after him. Believe it or not, but an alcoholic drink was also named in his honor.
So when you say Lapu-Lapu, it isn’t only the fish. He’s a hero worthy of admiration.
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im in love with the king lapu lapu tattoo you designed. for the past 3 years or so, i researched a lot of info about king lapu lapu himself. anyways, the design inspired me to get a tattoo similar to this.
what is your name and where do u live. i really like your tattoo how old were you when you got the tattoo