San Cristobal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (La Laguna for short, Spanish for “The Lagoon”) is a municipality of the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. It is in the northern part of the Tenerife island. The city is also a suburban area of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife area.
It is home to the University of La Laguna which is home to 30,000 students; these are not included in the population figures for the city.
Plaza del Adelantado, La Laguna
The city was founded between 1496 and 1497 by Alonso Fernández de Lugo and was the capital of the island after the conclusion of the conquest of the islands. The coastal area was later raided by pirates. The University of La Laguna was founded in 1701.
A declining population and economy in the 18th century resulted in the moving of the capital to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1723. Santa Cruz has since been the capital of the island of Tenerife.
The Tenerife North Airport at Los Rodeos was opened in the 1930s and is today expanding with low cost airlines using it.
It was declared a World Heritage Site on December 2, 1999 and several streets of historical significance have been closed off to automobile traffic.
Iglesia de La Conception
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted by Queen Juana of Castile on 23 march 1510, as arms of the island of Tenerife. The town of La Laguna, being the capital of the island during the first times after the Conquest, adopted this emblem as its own. It features an island with a volcano spitting fire, on waves, between a castle and a lion, and above the Archangel Saint Michael, holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other. In the border, the inscription Michael Arcangele Veni in Adjutorium Populo Dei Thenerife Me Fecit. These elements symbolize the incorporation of the island of Tenerife to the Crown of Castile and its evangelization under the patronage of Saint Michael
Folklores
La Laguna is home to some of the best folklore in the Canary Islands, and the most famous folklorists are Los Sabandeños. La Laguna has created 59 folklore groups in and around La Laguna.
Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de la Laguna
Places
* Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de la Laguna
* Convento de Santa Clara des Asis
* Convento de Sta. Catalina de Siena
* Casa Alvarado Bracamonte
* Casa de Montañés
* Instituto de Canarias Cabrera Pinto
* Iglesia de La Conception
