Megellan's Cross - Cebu, Philippines

            Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on (depending on source) 15 March 1521.[1][2]

This cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on Magallanes Street just in front of the city center of Cebu City. A sign below the cross describes the original cross as encased inside the wooden cross that is found in the center of the chapel. This is to protect the original cross from people who chipped away parts of the cross for souvenir purposes in the belief that the cross possesses miraculous powers.[3] Some people, however, believe that the original cross has been destroyed or disappeared after Magellan's death and the cross is a replica that was planted there by the Spaniards after they successfully Christianized the Philippines

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Taken on: February 26, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D5500, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5500
Lens:	10.0-24.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	10mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.2.1 (Windows)
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