Alonso Fernández de Lugo establishes the Castilian settlement of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

1494-05-03 · Tenerife

Alonso Fernández de Lugo establishes the Castilian settlement of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Conquest and ColonisationTenerifePolitics

Historical Figures

Pedro Fernández de LugoAlonso Luis Fernández de LugoFray José de AnchietaFray Alonso de Espinosa

On 3 May 1494 Alonso Fernández de Lugo landed on the coast of Añazo with the troops that began the Castilian conquest of Tenerife. The first Castilian settlement that gave rise to Santa Cruz de Tenerife was established there.

Sources

  • Soler Segura, Javier, Los guanches en Guía de Isora: arqueología, territorio y sociedad (2007)[↗]
  • Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 525 años de la fundación de Santa Cruz (2019)[↗]