Atlantic
An itinerary for reading the Canaries as an Atlantic platform, from Columbian stopovers to cultural, religious and migratory networks with the Americas.
Canaries and the Americas
Stopovers, migrations, ports and cultural links between the islands and the American Atlantic.
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In Tenerife, the city that taught Latin America how to build itself
San Cristóbal de La Laguna was an open, planned Atlantic city that anticipated decisive features of Spanish-American colonial urbanism.
The Port of La Luz: Engine of Change in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The Port of La Luz has played a pivotal role in the modernization and economic, social, and cultural development of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since the 19th century.
The Subtle Presence of Canarians in Galdós' Episodios Nacionales
Benito Pérez Galdós rarely highlights his fellow Canarians in the Episodios Nacionales, a literary choice that reflects both his personal ties to the islands and his vision of Spanish history.
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- UNESCO World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS — San Cristóbal de la Laguna (Spain), No. 929 (1999) , pp. 105-108 UNESCO World Heritage CentreView bibliographic record
- Carmelo Jordá — San Cristóbal de la Laguna: la ciudad española que dio forma a América (2019) Libertad Digital / ChicView bibliographic record
- Javier Campos Oramas — Algunos personajes canarios en los Episodios NacionalesView bibliographic record
- TBD — Historia de la Ciudad (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)View bibliographic record