History

I regularly use the heraldic coats of arms of the municipalities of Tenerife in the routes and guided tours, because they tell us the history and customs of each place. I even invite you to look up the coat of arms of each town you visit during your holidays, so that you can get to know a little about each place beforehand. At first, I used it with groups of children or schoolchildren, as a game to guess what each place tells us about its history, activity, society, etc., until I incorporated it into all the groups because of its…

Writing about this municipality is above all to write about the precursor enclave of health tourism in the Canary Islands. When we nowadays "look" at this coastal town, once a fishing village, we could hardly imagine that its buildings, streets and people harbour such a peculiar past. We can start off with the Plaza del Charco, crowned by its beautiful laurels of the Indies and accommodating one of the very first inns: the one run by Pedro Aguilar, which was to receive the French conservative politician Baron Gabriel Belcastel, together with his daughter who was ill with bronchitis. At that…

On July 11 we celebrated the anniversary of the creation of the Supreme Board of the Canary Islands, linked to the historical events that took place in Spain in 1808 and to which a square in La Laguna has been dedicated. For those who like a leisurely stroll through the stately city of Los Adelantados, it is not inconsiderable to approach the secluded square of the Supreme Board, located at the end of Calle San Agustin, in former times known as Calle Real. The old small square formerly called “Juego de los Bolos” (Game of Bowls) was urbanised in 1906.…

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