Tenerife’s streets keep quietly turning into open-air galleries.
And La Cruz Santa has just added another one.
New Mural Inspired by a 17th Century Legend
📍 Calle Real — La Cruz Santa, Los Realejos
Tenerife artist:
🎨 Jonathan Airjecor
Has completed a new large-scale artwork as part of the international urban art project:
🖼 “6 de 12”
The mural sits beside the town square and draws inspiration from one of the area’s oldest local legends.
The Story Behind the Artwork
The piece references the story surrounding the discovery of the Cross in:
📍 Barranco de La Raya
A tale dating back to:
📅 1666
According to local oral tradition, the legend tells of a knight who fell from his horse, only for the animal to uncover a buried wooden beam in the ground.
The knight interpreted the discovery as:
✝️ A divine sign
And the story has remained part of local identity ever since.
Part of the “6 de 12” Open-Air Museum
The mural becomes the:
🖼 45th artwork
Within the growing catalogue of the:
🌍 6 de 12 urban art festival
An initiative running since 2019 in Los Realejos, supported by:
🏛 Los Realejos Town Hall
🤝 AFAVER
And coordinated by mural artist:
🎨 Víctor Pacheco — “Kob Tropikal”
Local Officials Visit the Site
Mayor:
👤 Adolfo González
Joined by:
- Darío Pérez, Deputy Mayor of La Cruz Santa
- Alba Hernández, Councillor for Culture
Visited the artist while the final stages of the mural were being completed.
Worth Knowing
One of the nicest things about Tenerife’s street art scene is that a lot of it actually tells local stories instead of just painting giant random faces staring into the distance.
And honestly…that makes wandering through towns like Los Realejos far more interesting.