Magellan's Cross Pavilion
The Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu, Philippines, situated beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. Built in 1834, it is named after and allegedly houses the Christian cross planted by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.[1]
History
Prior to the pavilion's construction, Magellan's cross was housed within the Basilica del Santo Niño itself. In 1725, the Visayan chief Rajah infiltrated the basilica in search of a sea log hidden within the cross. After retrieving the log, Rajah ordered his men to burn the cross as a sign of defiance against the Spanish colonizers and their God.[2] Because of this, a replica of the cross would later be built and kept in the pavilion.[3]
In 2023, Noa Kim and Shimazu Sei visited the pavilion in hopes of tracing the footsteps of Noa's ancestor Edward Kenway in Cebu. While Noa inspected the ceiling murals depicting Magellan and Rajah Humabon with his Eagle Vision, Sei herself looked at the tindalo cross. After Noa claimed that he could see nothing of use to them, Sei told him it was likely because the cross was a replica. To this, an annoyed Noa asked Sei why she had brought him there in the first place, to which she replied that they had to be certain the artifact was fake.[3]
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The ceiling murals of Magellan and Humabon -
Noa inspecting the ceiling murals
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