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   Magellan's Cross  

     The cross was used by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portugese explorer under Spanish Expedition to baptize the Filipino natives. It has rumors that the cross possess supernatural powers, people started chipping off parts of the cross until the city government encased it in tindalo and housed it in a monument. The mythic cross stands at the corner of Magallanes and Burgos Streets.

 

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