‘Cosmic experience’: resident of Mogi das Cruzes sees total solar eclipse in Spain

Maria Eduarda arrived in the town of Aldeanueva de la Serrezuela in the late afternoon. At that moment, residents and visitors were already preparing to follow the phenomenon. At around 7:45 pm, the place was already bringing together residents and visitors who wanted to observe the sky "When I arrived and put on my glasses, I could already see the Moon covering a tiny dot of the Sun. At the moment of totality, everyone was moved. People from the older generations looked like children experiencing it for the first time. Without matching, everyone started applauding at the same time. It was a very cosmic experience", he said. The phase of totality occurred at 8:29 pm and lasted about a minute and a half in the region. Afterwards, she remained in place following the gradual reappearance of the Sun until the end of the eclipse, at 9:15 pm. Residents and visitors gathered to watch the eclipse Maria Eduarda Arranz Sanchez Palencia/Personal Archive ? She explains that Aldeanueva de la Serrezuela is a “pueblo”, as small Spanish towns are called. The place has around 20 streets and 42 registered residents, but receives many visitors during the summer. For the student, the size of the city made the experience even more memorable. "Being such a small place, everything was very intimate. After the eclipse we had a party, we talked about what we had seen and celebrated together. It was literally a celebration," he said. Maria Eduarda also recorded the phenomenon in photos and videos to share with family members who watched the eclipse from other cities in Spain. "My family was in Madrid and I wanted to be able to transmit some of that magic. It was very special to see the end of the eclipse and see the Sun reappearing. It's something completely different from anything I've ever experienced," he said. ?First total eclipse in 114 years Solar Eclipse seen from Spain Reproduction/Maria Eduarda Arranz Sanchez Palencia The total solar eclipse observed this Wednesday (12) was the first of its kind seen in the Iberian Peninsula in 114 years. The phenomenon could be observed in 13 communities in Spain and mobilized residents and tourists, who traveled to cities located in the totality range to observe the event. The last total solar eclipse recorded in mainland Spain occurred in 1912. The 1905 phenomenon, known as the “Spanish eclipse”, was marked by the long duration of totality and the presence of thousands of people and scientific teams. Considering the entire Spanish territory, the most recent total eclipse was recorded in 1959, in the Canary Islands. Watch more news from Alto Tietê