Magellan's Cross Pavilion

The Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu, Philippines, situated beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. Built in 1834, it is named after and allegedly houses the Christian cross planted by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.
==History==
Prior to the pavilion's construction, Magellan's cross was housed within the Basilica del Santo Niño itself. In 1725, the chief Rajah infiltrated the basilica in search of a sea log hidden within the cross. After retrieving the log, Rajah ordered his men to burn the cross as a sign of defiance against the Spanish colonizers and their God.Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 66 Because of this, a replica of the cross would later be built and housed in the pavilion.Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 43
In 2023, Noa Kim and Shimazu Sei visited the pavilion in the hopes of tracing the footsteps of Noa's ancestor Edward Kenway in Cebu. While Noa inspected the ceiling murals depicting Magellan and Rajah Humabon with his Eagle Vision, Sei herself looked at the cross. After Noa claimed that he could see nothing of use, Sei told him it was likely because the cross was a replica. To this, an annoyed Noa asked Sei why she had brought him there in the first place, to which she replied that they had to be certain the artifact was fake.
==Gallery==
ACFT - Magellan's Cross Pavilion.png|The ceiling murals of Magellan and Humabon
ACFT - Noa inspecting ceiling murals at Magellan's Cross Pavilion.png|Noa inspecting the ceiling murals
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
==References==
Category:Landmarks in Cebu