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Fuencaliente volcanic eruption on La Palma.

17 de noviembre de 1677 – 21 de enero de 1678 · La Palma

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Fuencaliente volcanic eruption on La Palma.
Colonial PeriodLa PalmaVolcanism

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José Gregorio Toledo PérezJosé Julio Rodríguez HernándezGermán González GonzálezValeria Castro

The historical eruption of 1677-1678 occurred near Fuencaliente in southern La Palma. Although traditionally attributed to the San Antonio cone, geological studies place the historical vents beside an older volcanic edifice.

Sources

  • Carracedo, Day, Guillou y Rodríguez Badiola, The 1677 eruption of La Palma, Canary Islands (1996)[↗]

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