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Se trata de uno de los ejemplos m\u00e1s representativos de la evoluci\u00f3n de los sistemas tradicionales de molienda en Fuerteventura y una pieza clave del patrimonio etnogr\u00e1fico majorero.<\/p>\n<p>Esta molina sufri\u00f3 un incendio que provoc\u00f3 la desaparici\u00f3n de gran parte de sus estructuras de madera originales, las cuales han sido <strong>reconstruidas recientemente<\/strong> dentro de un proceso de restauraci\u00f3n que ha permitido recuperar el edificio y devolverle su valor hist\u00f3rico y cultural.<\/p>\n<p>La molina es una <strong>construcci\u00f3n harinera m\u00e1s moderna que el molino tradicional<\/strong>. Fue ideada en el siglo XIX por <strong>Isidoro Ortega<\/strong>, natural de Santa Cruz de La Palma, con el objetivo de mejorar la eficiencia del proceso de molienda. Su principal ventaja frente al molino de viento cl\u00e1sico es que <strong>re\u00fane en una \u00fanica planta todas las labores de molienda y manipulaci\u00f3n del grano<\/strong>, evitando al molinero el esfuerzo de subir y bajar escaleras cargando sacos de cereal.<\/p>\n<p>Desde el punto de vista tipol\u00f3gico, la molina est\u00e1 constituida por una <strong>torre de madera<\/strong> que sostiene todo el mecanismo y se apoya en un <strong>pivote o puy\u00f3n met\u00e1lico<\/strong>, el cual gira sobre una plancha de hierro colocada en el suelo. Esta torre se sit\u00faa en el interior de una habitaci\u00f3n de mamposter\u00eda, generalmente de planta cuadrada o rectangular, y sobresale al exterior a trav\u00e9s de un orificio circular protegido por una especie de paraguas denominado <strong>farol<\/strong>, cuya funci\u00f3n es impedir la entrada del agua de lluvia.<\/p>\n<p>La <strong>maquinaria de molturaci\u00f3n<\/strong> se localiza en la base de la torre y est\u00e1 compuesta por dos muelas, la tolva y la canaleja. La base estructural del sistema se apoya en dos gruesas vigas entrecruzadas, en cuyo centro inferior se encuentra el pivote met\u00e1lico que permite el giro de todo el conjunto. En la parte superior de la torre se sit\u00faan la rueda dentada, el husillo y las aspas, que suelen ser cuatro o seis, encargadas de captar la fuerza del viento.<\/p>\n<p>El funcionamiento de la molina es similar al del molino tradicional. El grano se deposita en la tolva y desciende hacia las piedras molineras a trav\u00e9s de la canaleja. El viento impulsa las aspas, transmitiendo el movimiento a la rueda dentada, que engrana con el husillo y, mediante un eje met\u00e1lico vertical, hace girar la muela superior sobre la inferior, produciendo as\u00ed la molturaci\u00f3n del cereal.<\/p>\n<p>La visita a la Molina de Tef\u00eda permite comprender la importancia del gofio y de los cereales en la alimentaci\u00f3n tradicional de la isla, as\u00ed como el ingenio desarrollado por la poblaci\u00f3n majorera para adaptarse a un territorio marcado por el viento y la escasez de recursos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Molina de Tef\u00eda se encuentra en el paraje conocido como el Tablero del Morrito, al norte del EcoMuseo La Alcogida, en el interior del municipio de Puerto del Rosario. 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