The True Cross

The Veracruz Church is located in José Victorino Lastarria street. It was built in 1855 by the french architect (again...) Claude Brunet Des Baines, as an approach sign to Spain, after the battles that led to Chilean independence.
It was named Veracruz, that means "True Cross", because inside the church is kept a wood chip that is supposed to belong to the cross where Jesus Christ died.