House of the Blessed Father Anchieta

Fachada de la Casa de Anchieta

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Father Anchieta’s House In the 16th century the first owner of the original house was Lieutenant and Bachelor Nuño Núñez, first husband of Mencia Díaz de Clavijo. She married Juan de Anchieta, a notary public and juror from Tenerife, in her second marriage. These will be the parents of … Read more

Borges-Estévanez House

Estado final de la rehabilitación en la que se observa la galería cubierta de la planta alta.

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Borges-Estévanez House As a Historical Site, the house is interesting from a historical and architectural point of view. It was built between 1733 and 1735 by a member of the Meade family, a lineage of Irish descent, one of whose members was Joseph Murphy and Meade (a politician who … Read more

Hospital and Church of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores

Aspecto general tras la rehabilitación integral

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Hospital and Church of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores General View The hospital was founded by bull of Pope Leo X, at the request of Martin Jerez and his wife in 1515, with the condition that two existing hospitals in La Laguna be added, that of Antigua and that … Read more

Cementerio (en)

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] San Juan Cemetery The cemetery is planned in the city by legal requirement, which forced creation in all populations of the kingdom. Initially it was thought of a plain near the chapel, but the unevenness of the terrain and health considerations made this location inadvisable. A suitable plot of … Read more

El Polvorín de Taco

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] El Polvorín de Taco The property consists of the building of the gunpowder store itself and the construction intended for the guard force. Powder magazines are an architectural typology that is closely related to the defence of the country. A series of special conditions must be taken into account … Read more

La Barranquera

[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] La Barranquera Archaeological zone located on a coastal cliff, extending from sea level to an altitude of between 25-70 m., west of the residential area of La Barranquera, between the Barranco del Tanque and the Barranco de Chamorro, on the coast of Valle de Guerra. It is a cliff … Read more

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