Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación

The most important religious temple of La Victoria de Acentejo is the Church of Our Lady of La Encarnación. The importance of the Church is remarkable, so much so that the Government of the Canary Islands declared the Our Lady of the Incarnation temple as Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of Monument in December 1985.

The church was built in 1537, at the express wish of Alonso Fernández de Lugo after struggling in the conquest of the island he swore to build a temple in the area and so he did.

In 1589 the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation was destroyed after a fire, so it had to be rebuilt, so it was used to make improvements and expand it.

The coffered ceiling that houses the church is one of the most valuable elements that houses the temple, one of the most important of the Canarian archipelago and of Mudejar style and with a very interesting decoration.

We must also mention the image of Our Lady of Los Angeles and that belongs to the Italian school of the late sixteenth century, also retaining a San Matías it comes from the peninsula and dates from the 17th century, a silver custody by Alonso Sosa and another brought from Mexico and the Processional Cross and a painting by the artist Gaspar de Quevedo.