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Jul 27, 1496
La Laguna Foundation
It was founded by Alonso Fernández de Lugo, being the first capital of the island, since being so in the center of the island there was no risk of a pirate attack or looting. This city was created on the shore of an old lagoon called Aguere, although it dried up and created the current town. -
1497
First Town Hall of La Laguna
It was made up of six aldermen and two juries, reaffirming the official existence of the town. -
1497
Cabildo de la Isla
It was located where the "Council Houses", which coincidentally is the current location of the town hall, was made up of 2 courts, 1 notary public, 4 public and 1 delivery. -
1506
The hermitage of San Miguel
It is located in the Plaza del Adelantado. He ordered the construction of the Adelantado as a family vault, in addition to the fact that this hermitage was used on several occasions as a meeting place for the Island Council. -
1507
First hospital in Tenerife
It was called the Hospital de Santa María de la Antigua Misericordia, run by a brotherhood. This building was replaced by the municipal public library of La Laguna. -
1510
Coat of arms
The queen at that time granted the town its coat of arms, which is formed by the Archangel San Gabriel, the Teide, with a castle and a lion. With this shield, La Laguna was also proclaimed as the capital of the sila, thus establishing the cultural, political and social center. -
1511
La Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
It is the main parish of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and is located between the squares of La Concepción and Doctor Olivera. It was the first parish in Tenerife. The church has been an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1948 and received the category of Historic-Artistic Monument in 2012. -
1515
iglesia de Santa María de los Remedios
It is a cathedral where the remains of Alonso Fernández de Lugo, the conqueror of the Canary Islands and founder of the city, are found. The cathedral is located in the historic center of the city of La Laguna. -
1522
Iglesia de Santo Domingo Guzmán
There are different important elements that are kept from the workshops of La Laguna in the eighteenth century. -
1531
city title
Emperor Carlos V of Germany and I of Spain named La Laguna with the title of city, with a population of 5,100 inhabitants. -
1532
Iglesia de San Benito Abad
It was created near the Iglesia de la Concepción, in the San Benito neighborhood. This place is part of the village pilgrimage, honoring the patron saint of laborers and harvests. -
1545
Mayor's house
This house belonged to the corregidores de la sila, officials of the Spanish crown, although later it became the property of a Bishop. -
1582
Peste negra
There was an outbreak of plague in the city that lasted for a year, which caused 5,000 to 9,000 deaths. -
Palace of Nava
This building had the Tertulia de Nava, a nucleus of highly influential intellectuals during the Enlightenment. -
First plan of La Laguna
The oldest plan that is still preserved created by Leonardo Torriani. -
Palace of Lercaro
It was ordered to be built by the lieutenant general of Tenerife. It has been restored to be the Museum of History and Island Archive of Tenerife. -
Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena.
It was built on the house of the Adelantados, which also houses a church with a sculpture of Santa Rosa de Lima. -
General Captaincy of the Canary Islands
La Laguna was the headquarters of the General Captaincy of the Canary Islands until 1723. -
simultaneous eruptions
It began a series of eruptive episodes which lasted 58 days and touched 3 different volcanoes, many living ended up affected and there were a total of 16 victims. Later, the Garachico volcano erupted, burying part of the city and its main port. -
Torrential rains in the city
There was a lot of rain and storms with wind in the city of La Laguna, submerging many fortifications and some victims. -
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a municipality
As a consequence of the Constitution, all the islands are divided into municipalities, so La Laguna became a municipality. -
The capital is moved to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
La Laguna ceased to be the capital, changing to Santa Cruz since the main port of the island was located there. -
IES Canarias Cabrera Pinto
It was the institution that replaced the Literary University of San Fernando. -
Cabrera Pinto Institute
This was the first institute in the Canary Islands, being the only one until the creation of the Institute of Las Palmas 60 years later. In it was the first provincial library and the first weather station, which helps in the relationship between the peninsula and the islands. -
Gripe española
The Spanish flu reaches the city causing 16 deaths and affecting many people, thus creating many problems -
University of La Laguna
First of all was the University of San Agustín, a higher center of religious studies. But 91 years later there was a Royal Decree of Carlos IV that approved the creation of a higher education institution, the San Fernando Literary University. Years later it was renamed the University of La Laguna. -
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The Special Plan for the protection of the historic center of San Cristóbal de La Laguna is approved. -
Patrimonio de la Humanidad
The city was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco for being a unique example of an unwalled colonial city. La Laguna preserves the original layout of its first period, with its palaces, churches, convents, streets and traditional houses.