[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Hermitage of San Diego General View Founded from the will of Juan de Ayala Dávila y Zúñiga in 1615, who left all his possessions so that a convent of barefoot Recollects of the Franciscan order could be erected. This testamentary disposition was litigated for years by the relatives of … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Hermitage of Great Power of God of Bajamar The Ermita de Gran Poder de Dios is located on the way to the seashore, within the town of Bajamar itself. It is modern, built in 1881 by Don José Domínguez Romero and his wife. It serves as a branch of … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Carta´s House Located in Valle de Guerra, the Casa de Carta is considered a significant example of 18th century Canarian housing. Although it initially belonged to the Guerra family estate, in 1726 it was acquired by Captain Matías Rodríguez Carta, from whom it takes its name. In 1976 it … Read more
[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
[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