Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the largest city in the Canaries since 1768, except for a brief period in the 1910s.
Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the largest city in the Canaries since 1768, except for a brief period in the 1910s.
As a result, the archipelago boasts two professional observatories: Teide Observatory on the island of Tenerife, and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma. In 1927, the Province of Canary Islands was split into two provinces.
Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands.
In 1927, it was ordered by decree that the capital of the Canary Islands would be shared between two cities, and this arrangement persists to the present day.
In 1982, the autonomous community of the Canary Islands was established.
Because of their location, the Canary Islands have historically been considered a bridge between the four continents of Africa, North America, South America, and Europe. In 2019, the Canary Islands had a population of 2,153,389 with a density of 287.39 inhabitants per km2, making it the eighth most populous autonomous community.
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