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It is one of the first roads that we aware of ,which existed on the island, originating in the times of the native inhabitants and used by the Governor, Alonso Fernandez de Lugo, immediately after the conquest, in order to celebrate the first Festivity of Purification or of Las Candelas, in the Cave of Achbinico in 1497. The road follows the old track which connected the town of San Cristobal de La Laguna, with the coastal centre of Candelaria. In 2008 it was declared a property of Cultural Interest (BIC), categorized as a historical site.