The
Hispania
Nostra
association,
which
aims
to
safeguard
cultural
and
natural
heritage
in
Spain,
has
placed
the
Hacienda
de
los
Brieres
in
Garachico
on
its
red
list
due
to
the
danger
of
its
potential
disappearance.
“It
is
in
an
extremely
poor
condition,
abandoned
and
pillaged
over
the
recent
decades,”
warns
Hispania
Nostra,
highlighting
the
lack
of
specific
protection
measures
in
place.
The
scientific
committee
of
Hispania
Nostra
has
added
this
estate
to
its
red
list
fearing
it
could
eventually
end
up
on
the
black
list
(either
being
completely
lost
or
having
its
values
irrevocably
altered),
in
the
hope
that
awareness
will
be
raised,
allowing
it
to
be
shifted
to
the
green
list
once
the
threat
has
been
mitigated.
According
to
Hispania
Nostra,
the
Hacienda
de
los
Brieres
was
established
by
Flemish
merchants
Conrado
Brier
and
his
father-in-law
Juan
Flaniel
during
the
17th
century
on
the
outskirts
of
Garachico,
set
in
a
rural
environment
where
the
other
estates
were
under
the
control
of
the
island’s
aristocracy.
This
property
is
a
distinctive
building,
privately
owned,
exemplifying
a
suburban
country
estate,
featuring
a
family
home
and
various
irrigated
plots
that
extend
along
the
slopes
of
San
Pedro.
Throughout
its
history,
it
has
been
cultivated
with
vineyards,
banana
trees,
and
other
fruit-bearing
plants.
It
withstood
the
devastating
volcanic
eruption
in
1706
and
remains
under
the
ownership
of
its
descendants.
The
edifice
faces
the
sea,
situated
at
the
foot
of
the
Camino
Real,
which
connects
Daute
with
the
Valley
of
Santiago
and
Guía
de
Isora.
It
is
a
U-shaped
structure
open
to
the
south,
raised
at
the
base
of
the
Camino
Real
de
Daute.
The
main
house
housed
the
agricultural
operations
on
its
lower
level,
while
the
second
or
noble
floor
served
as
the
family
residence,
offering
the
same
comforts
as
a
town
house.
Presently,
there
are
1,435
heritage
sites
on
the
red
list
across
Spain,
with
26
located
in
the
Canary
Islands.
Hispania
Nostra
initiated
its
red
list
in
2007
to
provide
society
with
a
means
to
engage
in
the
protection,
conservation,
and
enhancement
of
its
cultural
and
natural
heritage
and
to
highlight
those
assets
facing
the
risk
of
being
lost,
destroyed,
or
having
their
fundamental
values
altered.
The
Scientific
Committee
of
the
Red
List
comprises
a
group
of
professionals
who,
on
a
voluntary
basis,
review
and
assess
each
application
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
Red
List,
making
decisions
on
whether
to
accept
it.
They
also
evaluate
the
removal
of
items
and
their
addition
to
the
Green
List
for
those
assets
no
longer
threatened,
or
transfer
to
the
Black
List
for
those
that
have
lost
their
heritage
value
irreversibly
or
have
ceased
to
exist.
Individuals
can
submit
requests
via
the
website
to
add
a
threatened
cultural
or
natural
asset
to
the
red
list,
or
to
inform
of
changes
and
updates
to
assets
already
listed
in
the
red
or
green
categories.