A General Council meeting in La Laguna orders the creation of the Supreme Junta of the Canary Islands.

1808-07-11 · Tenerife

A General Council meeting in La Laguna orders the creation of the Supreme Junta of the Canary Islands.
19th CenturyTenerifePolitics

Historical Figures

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

On 11 July 1808, in response to the crisis caused by the Napoleonic occupation, a General Council meeting in La Laguna agreed to create a Supreme Provincial Junta and provisionally assume the monarch’s delegated powers. The new authority immediately triggered a dispute over legitimacy with the Royal Court and the Council of Gran Canaria. This milestone specifies the Canarian political response to the Peninsular War.

Sources

  • Lantigua Ojeda, Alejandro; Solbes Ferri, Sergio, Cambios institucionales ocurridos en Canarias durante la Guerra de la Independencia española (1808-1814). Un germen para futuras desavenencias (2023)[↗]