Exconvento San Agustín

In Tacoronte we can find the Exconvento de San Agustín and Sanctuary of the Santísimo Christ of the Sorrows and Agony of Tacoronte. The convent was built between 1661 and 1662 by Tomás de Castro and Ayala whose order was extinguished at the beginning of the 19th century. From then on the building began to be used as a public building and was used as town hall, jail and even public school, at present they are the dependencies of the House of Culture of the municipality.

The Ex-Convent of San Agustín is one of the most important constructions of Tacoronte, the facade is dominated by the fine stonework which gives it much more to the building to give it that monumental air.

Among the outstanding elements of the façade are two gargoyles resembling the shapes of dragons, being completely elaborated in stonework and the coat of arms of the Pereyra de Castro, family of Portuguese origin and in its time patrons of the church. You can see a statue of the founder of the Tomás Pereyra de Castro y Ayala temple that brought the image of the Christ that appears in the altarpiece.

Formed by three ships with high arches in stonework of the country, of the goldsmithing that has the greater chapel it is possible to emphasize the frontal of the altar and the tabernacle works of the canary Juan Domínguez.