Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on (depending on source) March 31, 1521!
This is where the Current Location of the Magellan's Cross in Cebu, just beside the Basilica Manore Del Sto. Nino De Cebu
This cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on Magallanes Street (Magallanes being the Spanish name of Magellan), just in front of the city center of Cebu City.
A sign below the cross describes the original cross is encased inside
the wooden cross that is found in the center of the chapel. This is to
protect the original cross from people who chipped away parts of the
cross for souvenir purposes or in the belief that the cross possesses
miraculous powers
Some people, however, believe that the original cross had been destroyed
or had disappeared after Magellan's death, and the cross is a replica
that was planted there by the Spaniards after they successfully
colonized the Philippines
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| Me, Myself and I having a selfie photo inside the shrine or whatever it was, behind me is the Magellan's Cross, it was supported with woods in order not to fall since it was damaged after the devastating Bohol earthquake. |
It
took another 45 years (1565) before Cebu was visited again by another
European. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, under orders from King Philip of
Spain, came and made Cebu the first capital of the Spanish colony known
as Las Islas Filipinas.
Below is a photo of myself with someone i don't know in front on the shrine where Magellan's cross is situated. I just love his look, the art of body paint and the creativity of expressing his feeling towards drug addiction!
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