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Magellan's Cross
Santo Nino, Cebu City, Cebu, PhilippinesAbout
Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving inCebu in the Philippines on (depending on source) March 15 , 1521.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.