Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (monument)
This Mudéjar-style ermita, the Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, is a Catholic landmark in Agaete that’s protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural. Its story begins in the early days of the conquest: in 1481, Pedro de Vera built the sea-facing tower or fort of Agaete, naming Alonso Fernández de Lugo as alcalde. Local tradition says Lugo found the image of the Virgin of the Snows washed ashore among stones, though it’s also plausible the sculpture was brought from the peninsula as protection—later traveling with Fernández de Lugo to La Palma. The version venerated there is believed to be housed in the Santuario Insular de Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves in Santa Cruz de La Palma. …
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