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  • 1. The volcano that spared its own name

    1. The volcano that spared its own name
    2026/06/14
    In 1971 a volcano was born in Fuencaliente and took the name of a rock bearing Benahoarite carvings. The lava surrounded everything… except the rock. The verified story of the Teneguía eruption and the route to see it. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/teneguia-roque-grabados/
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    6 分
  • 2. The spring that healed kings

    2. The spring that healed kings
    2026/06/14
    The Fuente Santa drew the sick from across Europe and the Americas until the 1677 eruption buried it. Humboldt and half the island's history searched for it; an engineer found it in 2005 at 45 °C. The verified story and the southern route. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/fuente-santa/
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    5 分
  • 3. Ten days of fire

    3. Ten days of fire
    2026/06/14
    On 21 July 1553 the corsair François Le Clerc, 'Peg Leg', took Santa Cruz de La Palma with some 500 men and sacked it for ten days. The verified story, what changed afterwards, and a walk to trace it today. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/saqueo-pirata-1553/
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    4 分
  • 4. The day Drake lost

    4. The day Drake lost
    2026/06/14
    On 13 November 1585 Francis Drake attacked Santa Cruz de La Palma and was repelled by the artillery of three castles. What is fact, what is legend, what happened in 1743 and where to see it today. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/drake-1585/
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    4 分
  • 5. The island that appears and disappears

    5. The island that appears and disappears
    2026/06/14
    For centuries, sailors and locals swore they saw an eighth island west of the Canaries. Torriani and Abreu Galindo devoted chapters to it; Viera y Clavijo explained it in 1772. The legend of San Borondón, told as legend — and where to 'look for it' today. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/san-borondon/
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    4 分
  • 6. The rock you had to talk to

    6. The rock you had to talk to
    2026/06/14
    In the heart of the Caldera de Taburiente stands a monolith the Benahoarites feared would fall. To prevent it, they spoke to it — and we know exactly what they said. The Idafe rite, word for word. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/roque-idafe/
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    4 分
  • 7. The word he never said

    7. The word he never said
    2026/06/15
    Every Palmero knows Tanausú's cry: 'Vacaguaré!'. But the 16th-century chronicle never says he shouted it. The documented story of the Caldera's last chieftain — and how the myth was born. The full story, with sources: https://lapalmago.com/en/historias/tanausu-vacaguare/
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    9 分