Relation of the eruptions of which one has historical record in the Island of

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

: * 1341: First historical eruption according to references of

Biscayan Biscayan, sometimes Bizkaian ( eu, Bizkaiera, es, Vizcaíno) is a dialect of the Basque language spoken mainly in Biscay, one of the provinces of the Basque Country of Spain. It is named as ''Western'' in the Basque dialects' classification ...

sailors who wrote it down in his diaries. This rash, however, is not considered a reliable reference.Erupciones históricas en Tenerife. Gran Enciclopedia Virtual de Canarias.
/ref> * 1393-1394: Second historical eruption according to references of Biscayan sailors. It is not considered reliable. * 1430: This eruption is only known by references of the

Guanches The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some west of Africa. It is believed that they may have arrived on the archipelago some time in the first millennium BCE. The Guanches were the only nativ ...

. It took place in the area of the

Orotava Valley The Orotava Valley ( es, Valle de la Orotava) is an area in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The valley measures 10 km by 11 km, and stretches from the north coast to about 2,000 m elevation, at the no ...

, although it has not been located with exactitude. * 1492: The eruption of Boca Cangrejo was seen by

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

during his passage through the south of Tenerife towards the discovery of

America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

.La Erupción que Cristóbal Colón vio en la Isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias) de Tenerife. J.C. Carracedo, E. Rodríguez Badiola, F. J. Pérez Torrado, A. Hansen, A. Rodríguez González, S. Scaillet, H. Guillou, M. Paterne, U. Fra Paleo y R. París. Geogaceta, 41 (2007), 39-42 * 1704-1705: It took place through three points of emission: ''Siete Fuentes'', ''Fasnia'' and ''Montaña de Las Arenas''. * 1706: The eruption of Trevejo or of Garachico happened on 5 May, about 8 kilometers to the south of the Villa of

Garachico Garachico is a Municipio, municipality and town on the northern coast of Tenerife, about 52 km West of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 50 km from Tenerife North Airport and 67 km from Tenerife South Airport. The town itself nest ...

. * 1798: The eruption of Chahorra occurred in the

Pico Viejo Pico Viejo is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife in Canary Islands, Spain. It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after the Teide), with a height of 3,135 m above sea level, and a huge crater approximately 720 m ...

on 9 June 1798 and ended on 8 September that year. * 1909: The eruption of Chinyero began on 18 November 1909 and lasted 10 days.

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