My title is "La very noble and very loyal city of the Real one
of the Palmas", but all they know me like the Palms of Great Canary,
I was founded by Juan Rejón, the 24 of June of 1478, for that
reason my original celebrations are those of San Juan, that we celebrated
with great bonfires, and I show east title from 1515. I am located in
the northeast of the island of Great Canary, and at the present time
I have a population of near 400,000 inhabitants, an extension of 100.55
kilometers square, and one altitude of 8 meters on the level of the
sea. In addition story with three wonderful beaches: The Quarries -
of 3.8 km -, the Alcaravaneras, and the Laja. I was the first city founded
by Castile on the Canary Islands, and the Atlantic. - the archipelago
of the Lucky Islands was conquered by the Castilians in 1492 (), being
Great Canary (Tamarán) the villa in being it. Originally it was
called Canary, although there are many theories on the matter, the most
extended is than it was by the existence of great dogs in the island.
From this one name takes other six islands, since Canary it was main
and in where the bishopric was located, for that reason, and so that
she was the one that more resistance opposed the conquest I am called
Great Canary, and to the archipelago Canary Islands - I began to grow
around the Guiniguada precipice, and I was extending by Vegueta and
Triana, districts which they form my old helmet nowadays and are full
of historical and artistic monuments. Buildings that date from that
time are for example: the Cathedral of Santa Ana (my pattern), that
I take four forever in being constructed, its Seat, the Regental Palace,
the Convent of San Francisco, the Hospital of San Martín, the
strengths of the Islet and San Cristóbal, etc... Thanks to cultures
as the sugar cane I bloomed economically, and and in my could be people
of all nationalities and religions. I was attacked several times by
English and Dutch pirates, like Drake or Van Der Does, but I resisted
all the attempts to conquer my privileged situation. This one is so
good, that I was passage always port towards the New World, and until
same Columbus stopped here. We can find tracks of its passage in the
House Museum of Columbus and San Antonio Abbot, Vegueta, where estubo
praying. In century XIX I began to grow until Islets, and arise new
districts like Sandy grounds or the riscos. My future is in the Port
of the Light. In century XX my greater expansion arrives, with the creation
of the Port of the Light and the Palms, that is the base of my economy
and one of most important of Europe. At the present time I have grown
and I am formed much by nine districts with numerous districts very
populated. District I: Vegueta, San Cristóbal, Pedro Hidalgo,
Zárate, San Juan, San Roque, Polygon Fertile valley of San jOse,
the Lasso, San jOse, the Laja. District II: Triana, San Nicholas, Low
Miller Urbanization, The Paternal One, Apolinario Back, San Francisco.
District III: United Property, Canalejas, Lugo, City Garden, Alcaravaneras.
District IV: Quarries - Park, Guanarteme, Santa Catherine. District
V: The Islet. District I SAW: Schamann, The Powder magazine, San Antonio,
The Rehoyas, The Tarahales, Four Tubes, Cave Towers. District VII: Altavista,
Escaleritas, Fair of the Atlantic, the Towers, the Teasel, Barranquillo
D. Zoilo, Highway of Chile. District VIII: Tamaraceite, San Lorenzo,
the Giles, Tenoya, the Miraculous one, the Tables, Marry Ayala, the
Corner, Seven Doors, Almatriche, San jOse of the Poplar, the Toscón,
Mountain of San Gregorio and Level of Maria the Creek. District IX:
White back, Low Tafira, High Tafira, Marzagán, the Holes, the
Dryer, Jump of the Black, the Road, Jinámar, the Montañeta,
the Sabinal, Dry Precipice, the Irises. At the present time my economic
base is not only the port, but also the tourism.
ILLUSTRIOUS CHILDREN
I have had between my children to great figures like the literary genius
Benito Perez Galdós, whose House Museum you can visit, or the
polifacético Nestor artist of the Tower, of that also you will
find a museum, or the universal singer, Alfredo Kraus, to that we dedicated
the Audience to him of the city. Other children I illustrate are, among
other many, for example: Dr Negrín - president of the Second
Republic -, Manolo Thousands - artist -, Fernando of Leon and Castillo
- minister who made the wharf possible of the Light -, several medallistas
of gold in the Olympic Games, and long cétera ET.
INTEREST PLACES
I invite to You to cross all my corners, from the Islet, and the Cofital,
with its magnificent marine stroll, its matchless views and their delicious
corners to eat fresh fish, where you will feel the heat of my people
and the wealth of my earth. Until satately the Vegueta and Triana, with
its architectonic and artistic samples of five centuries of alive history,
their coffees and bars, their select restaurants and their exclusive
stores, where you will be able to make your dreams reality. Passing
by the boisterous district of Santa Catherine, where we celebrated the
Carnival, our more important celebration, and where you will find commerce
and cafeterias that will make of your visit a pleasure. Visit our churches
and lives the faith and history: the Cathedral, San Telmo, Santo Domingo,
San Francisco, etc... Our museums: the Museum of Science, the Museum
of Néstor, the Canary Museum, the House Museum of Columbus, the
House Museum of Galdós, the CAAM (Museum of modern art), etc.
Our parks and gardens, where you will be able to walk or tomarte something
in one animated social gathering: the Doramas park - next to I magnify
hotel Santa Catherine -, the park of San Telmo - with its hermitage,
its coffee, and his "quiosco" of music -, the park of Santa
Catherine, the park of the Castle of the Light - where one is the same
and his gardens -, great and multipurpose park of the Rehoyas, the Roman
park - to make sport -, etc Enjoys his clubs: señorío
of the Real Club Nautical - with sport his palmares, its terraces, its
halls and memories -, the Real Club Victory - with its enviable situation
-, the Club Dock - the newness -, the Cornice - a site for the sport
-, Mercantile Circulo - witness of my history and seat of many acts
-, the Literary Cabinet - a work of modernist art cradle of the illustration
in the city -. Walks by the stroll of the beach of the Quarries and
by the marine stroll, and empápate of the essence of a city opened
to the cosmopolitan sea and, cheers, amused and romantic.
TRADITIONS and CUSTOMS
I am a full city of traditions, although some are lost. In my five centuries
of history they have stayed, others are had lost for always and some
we are recovering them. In general they are united to the religion and
the gastronomy. ? Carnival Celebrated from always and well-known at
a time like "Fiestas of Invierno". It was custom that people
left disguised with masks - from " comes the traditional greeting
there; you know mascarita?" me; - requesting of door in door eggs
to make Cakes of Carnival, egg and gofio, and to eat them with rice
with milk. Also he was traditional the verbena of the sheet and the
dances in clubs. ? Easter the typical meals of these dates are, the
Good Friday, Sancocho or Tollos, and of dessert the buns of "almas".
Also the processions are typical - where the women dress mantilla canary
and the visit to Monuments, because the Easter in the Palms has been
always lived much. ? Corpus Christi Era custom in the city to adorn
the streets of Vegueta with carpets of flowers. ? San Juan, San Pedro
and San Antonio Encender bonfires ? All the Saints the tradition commands
besides to visit the deceaseds, to celebrate the brown finados ones
eating, apples, nuts, and typical candies called "huesos of santo"
? Christmas Is traditional post of this time of the year the pies of
meat, and the trouts of sweet potato. ? New celebrations: Festival of
Cinema - March -, Original Celebrations - June -, Womad - November -,
Festivales de Jazz, Operates, Theater and Dance, Music, etc.
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