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He arrived at the island to sign a peace treaty with the Menceyes of the island, was a Spanish hidalgo and conqueror who was a territorial lord of the islands in the fifteenth century.
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Alonso Fernández de Lugo landed in this place to begin the tanky of the island, planting a cross there, hence the name of the city came. After the complete conquest of that place, Santa Cruz implanted as a fishing village, depending on the capital at that time, La Laguna.
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The constructions of this church began, which is the main of the city, it is in the same place where an old hermitage was conditioned in the coloniator era of the island.
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There was a plague epidemic that cost the life of 250 habitats of the 750 in that time.
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Leonardo Torriania created the foreground of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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This church was created that was considered the second most important parish on the island, after that of conception.
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The island was forced to create the port of Santa Cruz, after the eruption of the Trevejo volcano destroyed the port of Garachico.
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Lorenzo de Villavicencio, who previously had its headquarters in La Laguna, became the head of the General Captaincy.
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Thanks to the arrival of this printing press, the Canarian journalistic press could be developed
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The first canaries moved through the port of Santa Cruz to Louisiana, especially San Bernardo
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The British navy led by Horacio Nelson planned an attack to try to conquer the islands. Tenerife was defended by Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero, they managed to drive the British off the island. In this war the English admiral lost an arm by a cannon shot from the Tigre cannon.
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The title of Villa externa was granted to the city and with it the shield that had a design of three lion heads and a cross, on the edge the representation of Teido along with some castles and anchors. This privilege given by King Carlos IV also gave him the right to create his own town hall. -
Santa Cruz de Tenerife was recognized as the capital of the island thanks to its political and administrative importance, taking the place from La Laguna. -
With this law, he helped the development of the Canary Islands ports by using them as recharging points for ships, things that were an economic key in the capital. -
It obtained the title of City by Royal Order of October 10 -
The city is given the title of very beneficial, by a royal decree after the exemplary behavior of its inhabitants in the cholera pandemic. -
The municipal park of García Sanabria was built, it is the largest urban park on the islands with an area of 67,230 m2, and contains large gardens and fountains. It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 2016. -
It was decided to divide the archipelago into two provinces in order to resolve the rivalry that existed between the two cities, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, under the decision of Miguel Primo de Rivera. -
The port was extended to the Honduras dock, which is why it currently reaches 12 kilometers in length. -
A large flood in the capital thanks to heavy rains and electrical storms that caused 8 deaths, 12 missing and many injured, apart from the destruction of more than 400 homes.
