Territory
This route connects the growth of cities and ports with island geography, administration, trade and territorial tensions that shaped the archipelago.
Cities, ports and territory
The urban formation of the Canaries through ports, island capitals, water and double insularity.
Articles to follow
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.
Double Insularity: How Fragmented Geography Shaped Canary Islands’ Cities
The fractured geography of the Canary Islands deeply influenced the development and isolation of its cities during the Early Modern period.
Water in Fuerteventura: A History of Perpetual Thirst
Fuerteventura's history is shaped by its chronic water scarcity, a challenge that has defined its people and landscape. Learn how the islanders and their council fought to secure every precious drop.
Timeline milestones
1493 Foundation of San Sebastián de La Gomera as a strategic enclave. 1494 Foundation of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 1497 Foundation of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a commercial port. 1526 The city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna becomes established as Tenerife's administrative centre. 1883 Opening of the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as an international stopover port.
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- Varios autores (coord. Rosario Cerdeña Ruiz) — III Jornadas de Estudios sobre Fuerteventura y Lanzarote, Tomo I: Historia y Geografía (1989)View bibliographic record
- Pedro C. Quintana Andrés — La jerarquía y el sistema urbano de Canarias durante el Antiguo Régimen (1997) , pp. 193-211 Studia Historica: Historia Moderna / Ediciones Universidad de SalamancaView bibliographic record
- 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
- TBD — Historia de la Ciudad (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)View bibliographic record