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What to see and do in Tazacorte

What to see and do in Tazacorte (La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Tazacorte

Ermita de San Miguel 250 m

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What to see and do in Tazacorte

Tazacorte
Village
A municipality on the west coast of La Palma, the site of the Castilian conquest's landing and separated from Los Llanos de Aridane in 1925, the same year it became its most populous settlement.
El desembarco de la conquista
Historical milestone
On 29 September 1492, Alonso Fernández de Lugo landed without resistance at the mouth of the Barranco de Las Angustias, in Tazacorte, establishing there the first Castilian camp in the conquest of the island.
Ermita de San Miguel
Monument
The first church built in Tazacorte, dedicated to San Miguel Arcángel, patron saint of the town and of the whole island.
La república independiente de Tazacorte
Curiosity
In 1925, shortly before its official separation from Los Llanos de Aridane, a group of townspeople jokingly proclaimed the independence of Tazacorte for three days, an episode that ended with the firing of a Spanish artillery shell and the town's 'surrender'.
La colada de 2021 llega al mar por Tazacorte
Historical milestone
On 28 September 2021, nine days after the start of the Tajogaite volcano eruption, the lava reached the ocean at the beach of El Perdido, in Tazacorte, forming a delta or 'fajana' of new land over the sea.