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SANTO NINO exhibit sinulog-2009 (cebu- Philippines)

February 4, 2009

What I have learned that the Santo Nino de Cebu was made in Flanders (Belgium). During the 16th century, given by a Belgian priest to the Queen of Spain and was given to Portuguese explorer Ferdinan Magellan,  as Patron of his Voyage. In April 1521, in the service of the king of Spain, arrived in Cebu during his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands . He persuaded Rajah Humabon and his wife Hara Amihan, to pledge their allegiance with Spain. They were later baptized into the Catholic faith, by Father Pedro Valderrama,  taking the Christian names Carlos and Juana. Magellan gave Juana the Santo Nino as a symbol of the alliance. However, Magellan died during the Battle of Mactan later that month,And Magellan’s baptismal gift to Queen of Cebu Hara Amihan in 1521It was later lost when the Spaniards burned Cebu as a response to the hostilities of the Cebuanos. A soldier of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi named Juan Camos found a box and the Santo Nino  inside miraculously,  survive and was relatively unharmed. The image was quickly acknowledged as miraculous, and a church was later constructed on the site of the discovery. Today, the image is enshrined at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, a favorite destination among tourists and the faithful.

 

 

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And during the Sinulog week there would be an exhibit of different kinds of Santo Nino from the faithful devotees of CEBU in the mall. And this are the pictures I took from most of the Santo Nino statues display.

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