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Magellan's Cross

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 10 attractions in Cebu City
Traveler Description: This is the spot where Ferdinand Magellan planted a cross in the soil in 1521 and claimed the Philippines for Spain.
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Magallanes Street Cebu City
Philippines

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Montclair California
Jun 20, 2007
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The supposed Magellan cross is a fake there is nothing inside that supposed encasement of local lumber. Why did the original cross being hidden from public view. If there is really a Magellan cross under that wooden encasement the cross of Magellan should have been enclose in a glass case for the public to see. The cross is a fake... more

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Magallanes Street, Cebu City, Philippines