Magellan's Cross Pavilion
{{short description |Stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines}}
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Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines. The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño.{{cite news |title=President Aquino joins turnover rites for newly restored Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño |url=https://pcoo.gov.ph/march-04-2016-news-releases/ |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=Presidential Communications Operations Office |date=4 March 2016}} It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
Along with the Basilica del Santo Niño's church and convent buildings, the pavilion is a declared National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines.
Background
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File:Allan Jay Quesada - Magellan's Cross DSC 0766.jpg
The Magellan's Cross Pavilion which houses the tindalo cross was built sometime in the 1834 under Spanish colonial rule. The structure is octagonal kiosk made of coral stone.
The pavilion and the tindalo cross itself sustained cracks due to the 2013 Bohol earthquake. The original cross was also found to have deteriorated due to termites in 2015.{{cite news |last1=Miasco |first1=May |title=Magellan's Cross kiosk closed for 'treatment' |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20150413/281496454807771 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Freeman |publisher=The Philippine Star |date=13 April 2015 |language=en}} The pavilion was closed for renovations and was reopened in March 2016.
On the ceiling of the pavilion's interior, is a mural depicting the baptism of Rajah Humabon and his household by Fr. Pedro Valderrama and the planting of a wooden cross by Ferdinand Magellan.{{cite news |last1=Katigbak-Lacuesta |first1=Mookie |title=The half-day tour: Cebu for beginners |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/travel/destination/04/04/19/the-half-day-tour-cebu-for-beginners |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=ANCX |publisher=ABS-CBN |date=4 April 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Paredes |first1=Joel |title=A second look at the 'discovery' of the Philippines in 1521 |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/21/a-second-look-at-the-discovery-of-the-philippines-in-1521/ |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=BusinessMirror |date=21 March 2021}} The artwork was done by Jess Roa and Serry M. Josol.
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The Magellan's Cross refers to the original wooden cross planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu, Cebu Island in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.{{Cite web |title=Magellan's Cross: A Symbol of Christianity in the Philippines |url=https://suroy.ph/magellans-cross/ |website=Suroy.ph}}
The original cross was encased inside another wooden cross made of tindalo wood in 1835. This is to protect the original cross from people who chipped away parts of the cross who believe that the cross possesses miraculous powers.{{cite news |last1=Bering |first1=John Branzuela |title=Visiting Magellan's Cross in Cebu, after heritage sites restored |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/travel/magellans-cross-church-restored-cebu |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=Rappler |date=20 March 2016 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Magellan's Cross, on the Island of Cebu |url=http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/magellancross.html |publisher=University of Hawaii |access-date=9 July 2021}}
The cross was named as the "2021 Jubilee Cross" as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Saavedra |first1=John Rey |title=Countdown to 500th year of PH's 1st baptism kicks off Dec. 1 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087461 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=29 November 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Palaubsanon |first1=Mitchelle |title=100 adults baptized in Triduum Mass |url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2021/04/14/2091037/100-adults-baptized-triduum-mass |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=14 April 2021}}
Designation
The pavilion along with the Basilica del Santo Niño Church and Convent were collectively declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines on April 14, 2021.{{cite news |title=Basilica church, Magellan's Cross pavilion are national cultural treasures, not Sto. Niño statue |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/373041/basilica-church-magellans-cross-pavilion-are-national-cultural-treasures-not-sto-nino-statue |access-date=9 July 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}
References
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Category:History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
Category:Landmarks in the Philippines
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Category:Tourist attractions in Cebu City
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