It stopped on December 13, 2021, after 85 days of activity, being the longest historical eruption recorded on the island and third in the archipelago.

Tajogaite is the name given to an area of the island of La Palma belonging to the municipality of El Paso and located south of Los Romanciaderos, close to Montaña Rajada.

The toponym appears frequently from the 18th century on in local records linked to land ownership,[6] however its use dates back to times when the Benahoarites inhabited the island.

[12] The tubes, which were spotted in the midst of the 2021 eruption, were first explored in June 2022 after work crews rebuilding roads over the hardened lava.

[14] Hector Izquierdo Triana, born in La Palma and secretary of state for finance at that time, was appointed to this responsibility.