Inaugurated in 1960, it is 5 metres tall, and is located in the square that bears its name, next to the Padre Anchieta roundabout at the entrance to the city.

The monumental sculpture is dedicated to Joseph of Anchieta, who was born in La Laguna in 1534, before going to Brazil as a missionary in 1553.

[3] The creation of the monument was promoted by a pro-monument commission of the Ayuntamiento of La Laguna, at the prompting of Celso Ferreira da Cunha in the late 1950s.

[1] Constructed in Brazil, it was moved to Tenerife in 1960 on the ocean liner Cabo de San Vicente.

[8] It was moved to the gardens of the University of La Laguna on 30 March 2022 due to the works taking place at the TF5 roundabout.