The Queen City of the South – Cebu City.
It is the premier city of Central Visayas. The center of history, culture, and economy.
Cebu was the gateway of the western civilization in our country and it is also where Christianity’s first spark in the Philippines began and spread like wildfire throughout the nation.
We all know from our Philippine History classes just how rich the culture and history of Cebu are.
Major events that have greatly contributed to our country’s present state today have taken place in Cebu.
To honor and commemorate those important events, a monument was erected in the heart of the Queen City of the South.
The towering monument is built right on the original Plaza Parian in Cebu City. Conceptualized by multi-awarded sculptor Eduardo Castrillo, the mammoth structure depicts significant moments in Cebu’s history beginning with that fateful fight of April 27, 1521, in the island of Mactan where native chieftain Lapu-lapu killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
The monument also portrays the conversion of Rajah Humabon and his followers to Christianity, local revolution against Spanish rule, Cebuano veneration of Sto. Niño, and beatification of first Cebuano saint Pedro Clungsod.
Construction of the structure began in July 1997; its inauguration was on December 8, 2000.