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It dates back to the 17th century, although the current building was built in the 18th century. It established the limit near the sea, between the town centre and farming land. Its garden acted as a transitional element between the town and the countryside. The use of gardens for this purpose had been common practice in La Orotava\u2019s noble houses since the 17th century.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Noteworthy features on the exterior are the stone-carved steps that rise from the hilly street, as well as the carpentry work on the doors and windows.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">We highly recommend that you go up the hill until reaching the sculpture under the palm trees in the square. 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The Cologans altered their original surname, &#8220;Callahan&#8221;, to integrate themselves into the island&#8217;s society.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">The most internationally known member of this family was Bernardo Cologan, a diplomat born in 1847. He studied in northern Spain, Paris and Oxford. He was a diplomat in Greece, Constantinople, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Morocco and China.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">He was involved in one of the most important events of the early 20th century in Beijing: the Boxer Rebellion, which was a Chinese nationalist movement opposed to excessive foreign influence in trade, economy, religion and technology. For 55 days, the foreign embassies in Beijing were besieged without respite. At that time, Bernardo Cologan was the most senior diplomat among all those there. 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