The tiny, modest church in this fishing village is dedicated to the Virgin of the Happy Journey (Virgin de Buen Viaje), the reason doubtless being the village’s long tradition as a smuggler’s harbour. From here, goods were shipped off to Gran Canaria untaxed and duty-free, particularly grain, as the prices were better there than on the home island, plagued as it was by drought, famine and poverty.

 

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