MOLINO – ARAFO-

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This old mill is located in the upper area of the urban center of Arafo, more specifically in Eduardo Curbelo Fari a street, which corresponds to part of the old road that leads to the springs of the Avingo Ravine and with the so-called 'Camino de Candelaria ', used during this holiday by the pilgrims from the north side of the island to reach the town of Mariana.

The supply of the water necessary for the operation of the mill already exists at the time it was built in 1895. These waters originally came from the arches from the galleries of Avingo. For later, in years near 1920, to be complemented with the waters coming from the gallery of Los Huecos.

This work, dated in 1895, is carried out after the purchase of the land by Antonio Marrero P rez, 'elinero viejo ', which after having achieved savings through the trade of wines and spirits with Venezuela, requests this site from the town hall, taken out at auction by the city council with the condition that only one work could be made useful for the neighborhood, at the same time that the condition for the use of water as a driving force was imposed, to keep the canalization and water in good condition What was happening for her.

After the acquisition of the land by Antonio Marrero P rez, for a medical price since it was the only one that was submitted to the auction, the work on the execution of the new mill and canals began. A bifurcation of the waters was generated maintaining the step towards public and real supply ...



Molino – Arafo-

Commonly known as a bucket water mill, it is essentially a construction composed of a water channel that pours these into a bucket or water storage tower so that it later passes through the mill's premises. Generally developed on two floors, maintaining the dependencies of the grinding on the top floor and on the ground floor the machinery that comes into contact with the water.
The storage tower is one whose structure is grounded in the back and commonly on the mother rock. Built in masonry made of basic stone and varying its dimensions in staggered prism elements. This bucket is located next to or to the main mill units, behind the milling room.
The milling units are housed in a two-storey prismatic building, with the Stole, or part destined to the machine to be in contact with the water, in the semi-tannin. Accessing it by descending a staircase attached to the street facade. In this space, pour the pressure bucket through the lock into a ditch or small embankment where the water flows, being connected to the upper floor by several holes made in commonly forged beams and wooden floor (currently the building n does not have the machinery and is intended for housing use).

To the proper dependencies of the milling, where the main machinery was housed, which included its most important part, the grinding stones, there should have been two, one fi ...



Molino – Arafo-

Arafo MUNICIPALITY
AREA Historic Center
ADDRESS Eduardo Curbelo Fari Street a
UTM COORDINATES
X 360,172.66
And 3,135,839.28



Molino – Arafo-

DECREE 41/2006 , of May 9, declaring Cultural Interest, with category of Ethnic Site 'E Mill and Laundry ', located in the municipality of Arafo, Tenerife Island, delimiting its protection environment.



Molino – Arafo-

Fari a Pestano, F .: The History of Arafo , City Hall of Arafo. 2004

VVAA: Heritage of the historic center of the town of Arafo , Final Master's Project in the rehabilitation of built heritage, CICOP, 2004.


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