It was covered by several feet of ash during the eruption of c.1500 b.c. , but unlike the tragic city of Pompeii in Italy, no human remains have been found.
The eruption of 1500 b.c. covered it in several feet of ash.
One oddity to the church is called la catedral de Santa Maria de las Neus (Our Lady of the Snows) a rather offbeat choice of a patron saint for this sunny part of the world.