The mysterious island that appears and disappears: San Borondon

They call it the wandering island. San Borondon appears in many history and geography books as "popular legend" , like those myths that one likes to remember when walking and glimpsing the sea horizon in a Afternoon of calm and, suddenly, go to point a little piece of land that maybe ...That maybe it is San Borondon, the island that appears and disappears.

In Mysterious we have talked about other disturbing islands such as Sandy Island or Sark Island, issues that have a lot in common and that are always of our interest, because the world, nature, hides in its beautiful singular enigmas that continue to make us sound.

So...Is there or does not exist the island of San Borondon? We explain it to you.

The wandering island: San Borondon

And where are we to place the island of San Borondon? In the Canary Islands (Spain), and very, very close to the island of El Hierro. There is a clear unanimity about its "nonexistence", however, there are many people who have seen it appear and disappear over time.Moreover, there are even those who provide graphic testimonies of their presence (for many, clear manipulations) .Hence, in addition to the wandering island, it is also known as « the Inaccessible »,« the Non Trubada »or« the Undercover ».

The mysterious island that appears and disappears: San Borondon

The legend of San Borondon appears in our history since Classical Greece, but we have documentation about it from the fifteenth century.Juan de Abreu Galindo, for example, placed it at 10º 10 'longitude and at 29º 30' latitude, and a very short distance from El Hierro.

It was said that it emerged for a few days, and that when the sunset fell on the beautiful horizon of the Canary Islands, San Borondon faded from the horizon like a sigh of calm , like the smoke that escapes through an open window.

The mysterious island that appears and disappears: San Borondon

Leonardo Torriani I would draw it in the time of Philip II, showing it to the cartographers with its elongated shape and with very soft hills.And this is not the only graphic documentation we have of it, because San Borondon has been described from 1367 to 1755, the latter by means of Gautier's letter of geography.

Does this mean that it is possible that this island really exists? Today it does not appear on the maps, it does not exist and no one has seen it again since 1953, when the ABC newspaper published the news that the "mermaid island" had made an appearance again.However, this was not the only meeting:

In 1526, Hernando de Troya and Francisco Alvarez, neighbors of Gran Canaria saw it
In 1570, it was seen by the Regent of the Royal Audience of the Canary Islands, a Portuguese navigator who landed in San Borondon, but had to leave it in a hurry to the intense winds that were unleashed there.
In 1604, Don Gaspar Perez de Acosta and Fray Lorenzo de Pinedo,
In 1721 it was seen by a ship led by Gaspar Dominguez.

The mysterious island that appears and disappears: San Borondon

Today there is no clear theory about its nature , about whether it is a pe quena volcanic island that ascends and descends at will, always at the same point, or if, simply, it is part of the popular imaginary as something very dear that one likes to remember from time to time and even stoke through the legend.

Myth or reality, the truth is that for many neighbors in the area, San Borondon is the eighth island of the Canary archipelago. That one that likes to make an appearance from time to time, and disappear as a warm and silent guest just when the sun goes down...

If you are a Canary and you know the legend, do not hesitate to leave us your comments and personal experiences.We would love to know more! And if there is a similar story in your country, don't forget to inform us about her.While, we leave you with another fabulous and magical island: Socrotta.

Image: Fabian Lopez, SERGIO J.GIL GIL

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