Sauzal / El Sauzal
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07869SAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1690?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: C. la Iglesia, 2, 38360 El Sauzal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain -- Tel.: +34 922 56 13 52
Site Location: Canarias, Canarias, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the TF-5, towards the NW tip of the island of Tenerife, W of the Tenerife-Norte airport
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Font Notes:
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Described in Hernández Pérez (2001: 2) as a baptismal font from 1690 [NB: the date is probably that of the inauguration of the font; the font itself was probably importaed either from Lisbon, Portugal, or from Seville, Spain]
COORDINATES
UTM: 28R 359290 3151066
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 28.478625, -16.437424
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 28° 28′ 43.05″ N, 16° 26′ 14.72″ W
REFERENCES
- Hernández Pérez, Melecio, "Las pilas bautismales de la Peña de Francia", 11 August 2001, El Día Digital, 2001, pp. 1-3; p.2