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Conjunto Histórico de Tegueste
Tegueste is located in an incredible river basin that offers a wide natural richness with many species, some of them unique. Among the highlights that can be enjoyed in the municipality of Tegueste is its historic center, so important that its value has made it declared a historic site. Before the island was conquered, Tegueste was one of the nine menceyatos of Tenerife, the population began to grow from the second half of the eighteenth century and did not leave the lagoon capital until the nineteenth century. Thanks to the value of the Historic Site of the municipality of Tegueste, it has been declared As of Cultural Interest since 1986. Of the elements that stand out as a whole, it is necessary to highlight the St. Mark's Parish, we should also highlight the Plaza de la Arañita or Casa del Prebendado Pacheco which was the first public school in the town, the old town hall that today is the Court of Peace is another important building. The House of the Audience, also the legendary Puente de Palo, the Placeta or the Casa de los Zamoranos. Perfect places to know part of the history of Tegueste.
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Zona Arqueológica El Barranco de Agua de Dios
The Archaeological Zone of Agua de Dios extends along the bed of the Barranco de Agua de Dios in the municipality of Tegueste. It constitutes a geomorphological axis around which the hydrographic basin of the fertile valley of Tegueste is articulated. The ravine was formed by the confluence of Barranco de los Núñez and Pedro Álvarez. The Agua de Dios ravine has excavated the contact zone between older Miocene materials and the Pleistocene emissions that cover the entire valley floor. The Barranco de Agua de Dios supposed a permanent settlement unit of great value and importance on the island. The caves that are found along the archaeological zone were the result of differential erosion in the shallow levels that divided the massive piles stacked on the slopes of the riverbed itself. Thirty natural caves have been counted, some were used so that the inhabitants could take refuge, served as houses, while others served as a burial chamber. Of the most important are the Cuevas de los Cabezazos or the one of Higuera Cota. Other caves that have been found have been the Cueva del Horno, the Lagarete or Los Guanches.
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Casa del Prebendado Antonio Pereira Pacheco
One of the places that is part of the history of the municipality of Tegueste is the home of Prebendado Antonio Pereira Pacheco y Ruiz, in principle it was the home of the priest who it gives name to him, later already in 1849 the house happened to be the dependencies of the first public school that there was in the municipality of Tegueste. The contribution to the town of Prebendado Pacheco was remarkable, not only participated in the creation of the first school of Tegueste but also helped to create the house consistorial and promoted the construction of the cemetery of the municipality. Today the property is being used as an exhibition hall. The Casa del Prebendado is a rectangular nave with a hipped roof, with an interesting patio and an orchard area at the back of it. On the facade you can see eight spans symmetrically distributed, with guillotine windows and quarter doors.
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San Marcos Evangelista
In the old town of Municipality of Tegueste you can find some of the most emblematic buildings of the town, you can see the well-known house of Prebendado Antonio Pereira Pacheco but at the same time, in the square of San Marcos is the Church of San Marcos Evangelista. The construction of the temple lasted for years and the works added new elements and restored those damaged by the passage of time. The Church of San Marcos Evangelista is one of the neurological points of Tegueste, the square in which it is located hosts many celebrations, besides being a Very busy meeting place. Inside the church we can find the image of San Marcos Evangelista, which is the saint to whom the pilgrimage is dedicated. The church moved to this place from the part of El Llano or Plaza de la Arañita, where the temple was originally erected at the beginning of the 16th century. The first stone was laid at the beginning of 1700, the sale of wood and the contributions of old people helped its construction. The Mudejar romantic style predominates, at present it has three nave and a tower, bell tower and covers with stonework. Inside you have the images of Virgen del Rosario, Virgen de los Dolores, San Andres, San Lorenzo, Santa Rita de Casia and San Jose.
