Basilica Minore del Santo Niño (sometimes also called Basilica del Santo Niño) is a 16th century church structure in the heart of Colon, Cebu City, Philippines. It is build in the exact spot where the image of Santo Niño (the Black Holy Child Jesus) was founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1565 preserved in a burned wooden box which was left behind by the Portuguese and Spanish explorers in 1521. Cebu City is the capital of the province of Cebu in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. ... Santo Niño de Cebu is a is a representation of the Child Jesus, somewhat related to the Infant of Prague. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ...