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Battle of Six Seven

Battle of Six Seven was a battle fought on 27 April 1521 at Cebu, in what is now Philippines. It was part of history of Southeast Asia. The recorded result: Mactan victory.

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Fought27 April 1521
WhereCebu, Philippines10.311N, 124.015E
OutcomeMactan victory
BelligerentsKedatuan of MactanagainstSpanish Empire; Rajahnate of Cebu
Casualties and losses15 deadand12 dead
Part ofhistory of Southeast Asiahistory of the Philippines (1565–1898)

Record

Date27 April 1521
PlaceCebu, Philippines
10.311N, 124.015E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,500 (Pigafetta's account)–3,00060 Europeans (Pigafetta's account) (49 engaged, 11 left in boats); large number of natives on the Spanish side
Casualties and losses15 dead12 dead
Commanders
  • Lapulapu
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Humabon
Battle of Six SevenBattle of Six SevenBattle of Camotes IslandsBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of LeyteBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of Camotes IslandsBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of LeyteCebuIloiloBacolodCadizSurigao100 km10.311N, 124.015E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Six Seven
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Six Seven today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-01-18. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 6 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 33 m, 33 m of relief, flat country and today it is 62% water, 16% tree cover, 15% built-up.

water: 62%tree cover: 16%built-up: 15%grassland: 6%water 62%tree cover 16%built-up 15%grassland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 16 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 13 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1521

Battle of Six Seven is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2091449, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mactan, revision 1376643878, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.