This cross was planted by Ferdenand Magellan last April 21, 1521. This marked the spot also where Fr. Pedro Valderama, chaplin of Magellan ship, celebrated the first catholic mass and baptized the first Christian Filipinos, led by Rajah Humabon and Queen Amihan with 800 followers, The Augustinian priest built the kiosk and encased the original cross in Tindalo wood to protect it from the natives who began taking chips from it believing it has miraculous powers. Today a tiled pavillion shelters the cross and a ceiling mural depicts the scene of the first mass and commemorates the conversion of the first Filipinos to Christianity. Located in Magellanes Street, in front of Cebu City hall, its Cebu's most popular and important historical landmark and an important shrine, it also symbolizes Cebu in television and in print media.
