Vera remembers the 508 years since the earthquake that destroyed it
On the night of November 9, 1518, an earthquake of intensity VIII-IX devastated the old Vera, on the Espíritu Santo hill, and the city was later rebuilt on the plain.
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This Monday, November 9, marks 508 years since the earthquake that almost completely destroyed the old Vera. The earthquake occurred on the night of November 9, 1518, and had an intensity of VIII-IX.
A city on the hill
The old Vera stood on the Espíritu Santo hill. The earthquake almost completely destroyed it.
Sources put the death toll at around 150. The catalogue of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) records 165.
Reconstruction on the plain
After the earthquake, the city was rebuilt at a new location on the plain.
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