Cristo de Tacoronte

The Cristo de Tacoronte is a statue of Jesus Christ embracing the cross.

The sculpture is attributed to the sculptor Domingo de Rioja and is one of the most revered religious images of the Canary Islands, in fact, is the representation of Jesus Christ most revered and famous of the Canary Islands, after the image of Cristo de La Laguna.

[1] The image came to Tenerife from Madrid in 1661, was brought to the island by Tomás Perera de Castro.

[2] The statue depicts a naked man clutching the cross alive despite bleeding profusely from his open sores on the hands, feet, knees and back, plus a lance on the side, and whose left foot crushes a skull around to which was wound a snake with an apple in his mouth.

Another important day is the Octave of Christ, which is held in turn the Sunday after your big day (around September 23), the latter is very massive procession and is attended by people from all over the island of Tenerife, and the rest of the Canary Islands.