The chronology of Tenerife connects Indigenous history, conquest, economic change, cultural life and recent transformations.
The conquest of Tenerife, completed in 1496, was one of the most complex campaigns in the archipelago and included decisive episodes such as the battles of Acentejo. Afterwards San Cristóbal de La Laguna became one of the main political and religious centres of the Canary Islands, while Santa Cruz grew into a military and commercial port connected with America, Europe and Africa. Chronology organizes those processes into milestones that reveal continuities, ruptures and changes of scale.
Among its main reference points are Teide and sacred landscape, Historic La Laguna, Port and mobility, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. The temporal reading links the island with the general Canary Islands timeline.
Key points
Poblamiento prehispanico y mundo guanche
Los guanches llegaron a Tenerife procedentes del norte de Africa hace entre 2.000 y 2.500 anos, desarrollando una cultura organizada en menceyatos hasta la conquista.
Conquista de 1494-1496
El proceso de conquista fue el mas prolongado del archipielago, con victorias guanches iniciales en La Matanza antes de la derrota definitiva en La Laguna.
Fundacion de La Laguna y consolidacion colonial
La Laguna fue fundada en 1496 como primer centro institucional, con catedral, cabildo y convento, convirtiendose en modelo de ciudad atlantica.
Auge del Puerto de la Cruz y comercio exterior
Durante los siglos XVII y XVIII, Puerto de la Cruz fue el principal puerto de exportacion de vinos a Holanda e Inglaterra, generando gran prosperidad en el norte.
Erupcion del Chinyero y volcanismo moderno
La erupcion del Chinyero en 1909, la ultima registrada en Tenerife, recuerda el caracter volcanico activo de la isla y su influencia en el territorio.
Transformacion turistica del siglo XX
El turismo comenzo timidamente en Puerto de la Cruz y se expandio masivamente al sur desde los años 70, reorientando la economia y la demografia insular.
Municipalities of Tenerife
See all →- AdejeAdeje is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- ArafoArafo is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- AricoArico is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- AronaArona is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Buenavista del NorteBuenavista del Norte is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- CandelariaCandelaria is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.