It was the last island to be fully incorporated into the Crown of Castile, after Benahoarite resistance and the defeat of leaders such as Tanausú. In the early modern period Santa Cruz de La Palma stood out as an important Atlantic port, while the interior developed farming systems adapted to a complex topography.
It was the last island to be fully incorporated into the Crown of Castile, after Benahoarite resistance and the defeat of leaders such as Tanausú. In the early modern period Santa Cruz de La Palma stood out as an important Atlantic port, while the interior developed farming systems adapted to a complex topography.
Among its main reference points are Benahoarite heritage, Atlantic port, Living volcanic island, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. This historical reading connects settlement, conquest, economy, institutions, migrations and cultural memory rather than reducing the island to isolated dates.
Key points
Los benahoaritas
Los habitantes prehispanicos de La Palma (Benahoare) se organizaban en cantones sin un poder centralizado, con una vida pastoral y una cultura material bien documentada arqueologicamente.
Conquista y resistencia de Tanausu (1492-1493)
La isla fue la primera en ser conquistada por Alonso Fernandez de Lugo; Tanausu, caudillo del canton de Aceró, resistio en la Caldera de Taburiente antes de ser capturado mediante engano.
Auge del puerto de Santa Cruz
En los siglos XVI y XVII, Santa Cruz de La Palma fue el tercer puerto del Imperio español, nexo entre Europa, America y Africa, lo que explico su riqueza arquitectonica y comercial.
Erupciones históricas y contemporaneas
La Palma tiene uno de los registros eruptivos mas activos de Europa: erupciones en 1585, 1646, 1677, 1712, 1949, 1971 y la mas reciente de Cumbre Vieja en 2021.
Municipalities of La Palma
See all →- BarloventoBarlovento is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña AltaBreña Alta is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña BajaBreña Baja is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- El PasoEl Paso is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Fuencaliente de La PalmaFuencaliente de La Palma is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- GarafíaGarafía is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.