Grarachico, pueblo rico

 On May 5, 1706

"Garachico was the only port in Tenerife, with a breakwater of rocky isle and water so deep that the yardarms of men-of-war could almost touch the vineyards. Its quays were bordered by large provision-stores, it had five convents, and its slopes were dotted with villas. After an earthquake during the night a lava-stream from several cones destroyed the village Del Tanque at 3:30 A.M., and at 9 P.M. another flood entered Garachico at seven points, drove off the sea, ruined the mole, and filled the port. It was followed by a cascade of fire at 8 A.M. on the 13th of the same month, and the lava remained incandescent for forty days, overwhelmed 'Grarachico, pueblo rico.'"

From: To the Gold Coast for Gold, by Richard F. Burton
These buildings, which run up the side of the Plaza de Juan Gonzalez de la Torre, may well have been amongst the provision stores mentioned in Burton's narrative - one is indeed still a shop - that bordered the quays of the old port. Discover more about the events to commemorate the third centenary of the eruption.
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