April 27, 1521 was Magellan's last day on earth. Just one month earlier Magellan and his crew arrived in the Philippines and befriended Rajah Humabon, who converted to Christianity and issued a decree that all the surrounding chiefs and Rajahs should give Magellan aid and convert to Christianity. Lapulapu, another local chieftain (who was not under Humabon's authority) was not about that converting and giving aid life. Some believe that Lapulapu only converted to Christianity to befriend Magella