In April 7, 1521, a Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan discovered Cebu (biggest city in the Central
Visayas in the Philippines, formerly known “Sugbu”). He conquered the land and introduced Christianity
and claims the ountry for the King of Spain. The image of the Senor Santo Niño was brought to the
archipelago, and was given to the Queen Juana of Cebu, who was later baptized into the Catholic faith
along with her husband, Rajah Humabon, and their people. After the Cebuanos turned against the
Spaniards, the Spaniards burned a the image was caught in the blaze.
During the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors led by Miquel Lopez de Legaspi in 1565, the image was
found relatively unscathed. The image was quickly acknowledged as miraculous, and a church was later
constructed n the site of the discovery. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Father Urdaneta gave order to house
appropriately the famous statue in San Agustin church (oldest church in Cebu, Philippines, and renamed
Santo Niño. Today, the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño
in Cebu, with devotees forming long queues to pay their respects to the Holy Child
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