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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación

La Victoria de Acentejo, Tenerife - Acentejo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación

Monument · La Victoria de Acentejo, Tenerife - Acentejo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Built to fulfil the vow made by the adelantado Alonso Fernández de Lugo after the 1495 victory: the original hermitage was replaced in 1537 by a sturdier church paid for by Gonzalo de Salamanca and other townspeople, suffered a fire in 1589, and was extended in the 18th century to its present appearance, with a Mudéjar coffered ceiling. Tradition places behind the church the centuries-old pine tree under which the first Mass was said after the battle. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), category of Monument, by decree of the Government of the Canary Islands of 20 December 1985.

reconstruida en 1537; incendio en 1589; BIC desde el 20 de diciembre de 1985

Photo: Koppchen (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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