Spanish solid silver bowl, First half of the 19th century

Literature:
The eruption of the Santa Catalina volcano in Lanzarote, which occurred in 1730, is recounted in the diary of the priest of Yaiza, Andrés Lorenzo Curbelo, who provides one of the main historical testimonies of this event, offering a detailed chronicle of it. In his account, the priest describes how, in a short time, a series of tremors opened a fissure in the ground near the village of Timanfaya, giving rise to a volcano. The lava began to flow rapidly, devastating the surrounding villages and forcing the inhabitants to flee for safety. The diary concludes with the cessation of the eruptions in 1736.