[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Santa Catalina de Siena Convent Corpus cristhi procession The first information about the convent of Santa Catalina in Siena dates back to the first half of the 16th century. In 1524 the Cabildo of Tenerife planned the foundation of a monastery of nuns on the land that the Adelantado … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Monastery of Santa Clara. Convent of San Juan Bautista Facade and entry to the church This is the first female convent to be founded in the Canary Islands, with nuns from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Between 1547 and 1577 the nuns settled in the Franciscan convent of San Miguel de … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Old Convent of San Agustín Current state The origin of this building goes back to the beginning of the 16th century, when the Adelantado (the governor) thanked the Augustinian Order for its support in the conquest and colonization of the island. A plot of land was donated to them … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Old Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán Front View The Old Convent of Santo Domingo, from the 16th century, is one of the patrimonial landmarks of La Laguna, as a foundation of the Dominican order, as an educational center and, later, after the disentailment processes, as a seminary. This … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Royal Sanctuary of Christ The old convent complex has as its most outstanding element the Sanctuary of Christ, the residence of the Franciscan friars, the headquarters of the Slavery and the rooms of the Artillery Barracks. It has its origin in the Franciscan convent of San Miguel de Las … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna In the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site since 1999, emerges the cathedral of La Laguna. It has its origin in the sixteenth century after its construction as the church of Los Remedios and in 1819 when it was erected as … Read more