On March 21, 1971, coinciding with the spring equinox, eighteen individuals from various social backgrounds convened at a restaurant in Santa Brígida. While to external observers it appeared to be an ordinary meeting, the gathering held a profound purpose: to establish the first Rosicrucian association in Gran Canaria.
The participants, who included artists, employees, bankers, entrepreneurs, and professionals, shared a common interest in monographs they regularly received from San José, California. These readings, studied in secret, often arrived with signs of having been reviewed by the police, indicating the regime's surveillance of any non-official thought.
In the grove of Los Laureles, town of Santa Brígida, Island of Gran Canaria, on March 21, 1971, First day of the ROSICRUCIAN NEW YEAR 3324. The undersigned, with their respective key numbers, members of the ROSICRUCIAN ORDER, AMORC, SOLEMNLY declare, invoking the help and inspiration of the God of our hearts, of the Masters of mercy and of the Elder Masters and Brothers of the sublime ROSICRUCIAN ORDER.
During the lunch, a stamped document was read, formalizing their allegiance to the AMORC Rosicrucian Order and their intention to establish a subordinate body on the island. The signing of this document was an act of defiance, with some members opting for illegible signatures to protect their identities and avoid reprisals from the regime.
After the signing, the group proceeded to the now-vanished Bosquecillo de los Laureles, where they performed a meditation exercise. There, among laurel trees, a symbol of immortality, they posed for photographs with roses, immortalizing the moment. The organization, initially known as ACEF (Cultural Association of Philosophical Studies) to maintain discretion, later adopted the name Alcorac, in honor of the island's supreme aboriginal deity, and continues to meet today.
