Although freemasonry had been active in Spain from the middle 1800's it was subjected to many trials and tribulations from both church and state and eventually banned after the Spanish Civil war by General Franco. After the death of General Franco in 1977 freemasonry was once again permitted in Spain and in 1982 the Grand Lodge of Spain was re-consecrated in Barcelona and later Teide Lodge No 34 was consecrated and was based in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island of Tenerife.
 
Freemasonry arrived in the southern part of Tenerife in November 1989 with the formation of Tajinaste Lodge No 45 which held its meetings in a hotel in El Medano on the south eastern tip of the island. Their meeting place was later moved to a restaurant in Guaza, a small village to the east of Los Cristianos and eventually to a hotel in Los Cristianos. In December 1992 Tajinaste Chapter No 10 was consecrated. In 1993 a new lodge was also consecrated, Logia Ave Fenix No 73 this became the main Craft Lodge for the area whilst Tajinaste Lodge No 45 became a research lodge and later The Installed Masters Lodge of Tenerife. Two further moves were made before it was decided that Logia Ave Fenix, Tajinaste Chapter and the Installed Masters Lodge should hold their meetings in the village of Las Chafiras near to the new airport.
 
The year 2000 saw twelve of the original members of Logia Ave Fenix acquire a basement property beneath a supermarket in the Edificio Simon in Los Cristianos (see map below) with the idea of turning it into a venue for masonic meetings. A Temple committee was formed, interest free loans raised and a great deal of time and skill donated the Los Cristianos Masonic Temple was opened in 2001 by the then Provincial Grand Master of the Canaries, the late Pedro Rodrigues Perez, and became the permanent home for Logia Ave Fenix No 73, Tajinaste Chapter No 10 and the Installed Masters Lodge No 45.
 
Since the opening of the new premises there has been a good steady growth both in the membership of the Lodges and Chapter and also in the number of visiting Masons from amongst the many holidaymakers who visit the island each year.