FUENTE MORALES

Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Bienes Muebles. Elementos Arquitectonicos -




Once again, the old Azo beach serves as the setting for the construction of a piece of history of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This large stack of four jets located in front of the old Civil or Homeless Hospital, bordering on the Santos ravine, served as a water livelihood for the former inhabitants of the emblematic fishing district (currently disappeared, although not its top nimo ) El Cabo neighborhood. It was built in 1837, under the order of Lorenzo Pastor y Castro, former professor of Fine Arts at the Academy. Its construction was defrayed with the money from the collection for the works of the Tahodio Valley. This source represents the end point of the water supply for consumption in the neighborhoods that originated in the aforementioned valley.

This source was dedicated to General Tom s Morales, in gratitude for his good work and his resounding effort or during the water channeling projects in the town. It was inaugurated on February 2, 1838 with a large citizen participation.



Fuente Morales

The source is directed to the south, its length perpendicular to the adjacent building, the Old Civil Hospital. Its elevation, a rectangular parapet, was built with ashlars of basic stone. At the top of the source, you will find an inscription with the following text: u2018Dedica Santa Cruz with burning zeal to your name, Morales, this source u2019.

It has four suppliers on the front. Before disappearing, under each of the four cases you can see a barrel painted red, with black strips and a white value, in which two following stanzas were written:

Preserve, eternally, Morales your memory in this source.

Pina is this source of history that Morales eternalizes your memory.

To your name the loyal ones dedicate this source this villa oh great Morales.

The people in proof of thanks, released Morales this monument.

On each of the jets, a lowered arch of half a point is drawn with the ashlars by way of ornamentation and separation between channels. On top of these, a ledge separates the inscription from the rest of the work.



Fuente Morales

MUNICIPALITY Santa Cruz de Tenerife

AREA Health District-La Salle

ADDRESS Bravo Murillo, s / n


In 2013, when 175 of its first inauguration was completed, the capital city council proceeded to its restoration through the public services area, and from the French sculptor Ris Chaperon and the Arc Stone Sculpture company. During its re-inauguration, D maso Arteaga explain to: u2018The works, which have had a budget of 9,700 euros, consisted of the installation of the system and water pump, together with the execution of the size of the covers rear and front in natural stone with a finish according to the current source u2019, explained Arteaga. u2018 The rehabilitation of 16 square meters of the pavement has also been carried out in its encounter with the source u2019, apostill.


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- Digitalized press of the University of La Laguna. (general)

Editorial and research team: Architecture Unit of the CICOP Foundation.
Miguel ngel Fern ndez Matr n.
Jos Luis D will read Mart nez.
Armiche lvarez P rez.
Sendy Hern ndez lvarez.

Photograph: Jos M. Bossini Ruiz.


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