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1492
Was El Hierro the edge of the earth?
When people believed the earth was flat El Hierro was deemed the furthest west you can go. -
Self governing
the Valverde and Frontera town councils were created and the island Is now self governed -
Biosphere reserve
El Hierro was made a biosphere reserve that would protect 60% of the island -
Clean energy island
There were plans to turn El Hierro into a clean energy lab -
New constitution
El Pinar was elected making it the youngest in all of Spain -
Power independent
El Hierro is totally independent when come to power. They use wind and water generated power for all their electricity. They mainly use turbines but use hydro pumps during low wind periods. They also store power in lake sized batteries.