The Power of the Well: The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder, in his work “Natural History” of the first century, mentioned the belief that these wells had the power to calm seismic movements. It was believed that the openings of these pits allowed stresses from deep within the earth to be released, thus preventing catastrophic earthquakes.

At the end of the eighteenth century, Granada was shaken by a series of earthquakes, especially those of 1778. The local population attributed these disasters to the belief that the Pozo Airón had been blocked. The idea was that when the connection with the depths of the earth was closed, tensions accumulated and caused tremors. After the devastating earthquakes of 1778, the inhabitants of Granada asked the authorities to reopen the chasm of Calle Elvira to placate the telluric forces that seemed to come from the depths. However, their request was denied. The Pozo Airón and its legend endure as part of Granada’s rich history.