Magellan’s Cross

Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in , . The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the . 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 in the on April 21, 1521.
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Photo: Tet Sy, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Cross
  • Description: Christian cross in Cebu City
  • Also known as: “2021 Jubilee Cross” and “Tindalo Cross”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica del Santo Niño and The Cross of Magellan historical marker.

Church
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The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, or simply the Santo Niño Basilica, is a Catholic minor basilica in , Philippines. It was originally founded by Augustinian friars Andrés de Urdaneta and Diego de Herrera in 1565.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Building
Photo: Carlojoseph14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in , . The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the . 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 in the on April 21, 1521.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cebu City and Subangdaku.

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main city on Cebu Island in the and is known as the Queen City of the South. It is the capital of , a transport hub, and a popular tourist destination in its own right.

Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. is situated 4 km northeast of Magellan’s Cross.

Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. is situated 5 km northeast of Magellan’s Cross.

Magellan’s Cross

Latitude
10.29357° or 10° 17′ 37″ north
Longitude
123.90196° or 123° 54′ 7″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q772656
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Tagalog—“Magellan’s Cross” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Магелянавы крыж”
  • Cebuano: “Krus ni Magallanes”
  • Chinese: “麥哲倫十字架”
  • Chinese: “麦哲伦十字架”
  • Dutch: “Magellan’s Cross”
  • French: “croix de Magellan”
  • French: “Croix de Magellan”
  • Japanese: “マゼラン・クロス”
  • Japanese: “マゼランクロス”
  • Korean: “마젤란의 십자가”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Magellankorset”
  • Norwegian: “Magellankorset”
  • Spanish: “Cruz de Magallanes”
  • Tagalog: “Krus ni Magallanes”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Sugbu and Cebu quincentennial historical marker.

Nearby Places

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