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The pilgrimage to Candelaria (popularly called the Candelaria Walk) is a religious march that takes place every year on the night of August 14 to 15 in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) towards the municipality of Candelaria where the image is located. of the Patroness of the Canary Islands, the Virgin of Candelaria. [3]
Candelaria, also Villa Mariana de Candelaria, is a municipality and city in the eastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The city is located on the coast, 17 km southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The population is 25,140 (2010 [2]), and the area is 49.18 km².
Virgin of Candelaria (patroness of the Canary Islands). The Old Road of Candelaria (also Camino Viejo de Candelaria, Camino de Candelaria, Camino Real de Candelaria and Camino de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria) is an old pilgrimage route, declared in part of its route an Bien de Interés Cultural, with the category of Historical Site, since 2008.
The Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias (in English Square of the Saint Patron of the Canary Islands) is a large square in Candelaria, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is next to the Basilica of Candelaria , a meeting place of pilgrims and festivities celebrating the most important of the municipality.
Virgin of Candelaria . "Bajada" is the shortened version of the Fiestas de la Bajada which is a festival which takes place in several places in the Canary Islands. Bajada is Spanish for "bringing down", and means the bringing of a patron saint's statue from its normal place in a chapel to be celebrated by the people.
Around 1450 a hermitage formed by three friars led by Alfonso de Bolaños, considered the "Apostle of Tenerife," was founded in the area of the modern city of Candelaria. These friars lived among the Guanches, speaking their language and baptizing many of them. This mission would last nearly until the beginning of the conquest.
Tenerife prior to the Castilian conquest. Statue of Bencomo at Candelaria, Tenerife. Taoro was one of nine Guanche menceyatos (native kingdoms) in which the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands) was divided at the time of the arrival of the conquering Spaniards. Taoro was considered the most powerful aboriginal kingdom on the island.
Tenerife is a rugged volcanic island, sculpted by successive eruptions throughout its history. There are four historically recorded volcanic eruptions, none of which has led to casualties. The first occurred in 1704, when the Arafo, Fasnia and Siete Fuentes volcanoes erupted simultaneously.