The Virgin of Candelaria is moved to La Laguna during a locust plague.

16 de noviembre – 29 de diciembre de 1659 · All islands

The Virgin of Candelaria is moved to La Laguna during a locust plague.
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From 16 November to 29 December 1659, the image of the Virgin of Candelaria remained in La Laguna because of a locust plague.

Sources

  • José de Viera y Clavijo, Noticias de la Historia General de las Islas de Canaria (1772)[↗]
  • Cristo de La Laguna, Visitas de La Virgen de Candelaria (2025)[↗]