The archbishop himself, in his description of the incident, used the word _latria_.
We were also shown a little cross, which stood upon the archbishop's writing-table, made in part from a fragment of that miraculous cross, which was found by Sir Francis Drake, upon the west coast.

That "terrible fanatic" tried to destroy it, according to a well-known story.
The cross was found standing when the Spaniards first arrived and is commonly attributed to St.Thomas.Sir Francis upon seeing this emblem of a hated faith, first gave orders to hew it down with axes; but axes were not sharp enough to harm it.

Fires were then kindled to burn it, but had no effect.

Ropes were attached to it and many men were set to drag it from the sand; but all their efforts could not move it.

So it was left standing, and from that time became an object of especial veneration.