Like most places in Spain, the Canary Islands are filled with Christian churches both big and small that dot the landscape. These churches focus on Marian devotion and around terracotta statues of Maria. The oldest of these statues can be found on La Palma and dates back to the late 14th or early 15th-century, predating the end of the conquest of the Canaries. In fact, the effigy has been worshiped by the native Benahoritas in a cave not far from the current church. It’s unknown how the Maria ended up in…
