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They gained vast wealth from the division of lands due to their financial contribution to the conquest and the noble title of Marquis of El Sauzal and La Candia. The facade used to be located lower down on the other side of the street. &#8220;Mayorazgo&#8221; was the term used for the inheritance received by the firstborn. In the olden days, it was customary for the eldest son to receive the entire family inheritance. This way, they made sure that the family&#8217;s assets increased instead of decreasing when a marriage took place. Sons without a right to an inheritance went into the army or priesthood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">La Orotava&#8217;s Mayorazgo estate was one of the largest in the Canary Islands for centuries. It was originally planted with sugar cane, followed by a vineyard, and after that it was a banana plantation. These three crops, together with cochineal, historically sustained the economy of the islands. 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The conquistadors used it as a chapel and a place to perform public executions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">The dragon-tree was not the only important tree in the Franchy gardens. There was also the\u00a0<em>Conquest Palm<\/em>, a palm tree about 30 metres high, which was blown down by a storm in 1918. 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