Under Magellan’s Cross
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in: Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, cebu, cebu city, christianity, city, cross, downtown, history, independence, inspired, landmarks, magellan, maps, paintings, philippines, planning, plans, portuguese, project 730, significance, solo travel, spanish, tourist attraction, travel, travel plans, traveler, trip, world travel, young, young travel
March 16, 1521: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu and on April 21, 1521, he planted the Christian Cross, now known as “Magellan’s Cross” to signify the conversion from paganism to Roman Catholic faith. It is...