The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the country's second busiest airport is found on Mactan. Mactan is also the site of the Battle of Mactan, the first battle between native Filipinos and European foreigners. In this battle, which occurred in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan met his death at the hands of the tribesmen under the local chieftain Lapu-Lapu, whom Lapu-Lapu City was named for.