SANTIAGO CHURCH

The church of Santiago (Santiago de Compostela) is the oldest on the island. It was built in 1498, two years after the end of the conquest, and partially restored afterwards. One of the bells (18th century) was donated by the Catholic Monarchs Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. Its interior houses the altarpiece dedicated to Santa Barbara, attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo, from the eighteenth century, a work described as a jewel of Canary Baroque, and the Mudéjar coffered ceiling of the presbytery dedicated to Santiago is also noteworthy.