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. It houses a Christian cross believed to have been 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.
The Magellan’s Cross Pavilion, which houses the tindalo cross, was constructed around 1800. The structure is an octagonal coral stone kiosk with a painting representing Rajah Humabon and his household being baptized by Fr. Ferdinand Magellan and Pedro Valderrama, who planted a wooden crucifix. Jess Roa and Serry M. Josol created the artwork. In 1835, the original cross was encased within another wooden cross constructed of tindalo wood. It was to protect the original cross from others who have chipped away at it because they believe it has magical powers. Some people. however, believe that the original cross has been destroyed.
