San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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city municipality university town

San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a historic city on the island of Tenerife in Spain, renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era urban layout that served as a model for many Latin American colonial towns.

Aliases (4)

La Laguna ×2
San Cristóbal de La Laguna historic centre ×1
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain ×1
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality → university town →
alternateName	La Laguna → San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife →
capitalOf	Canary Islands (historical) → Tenerife (historical) →
climate	subtropical →
climateClassification	Csb →
continent	Africa → Europe →
country	Spain →
demonym	lagunera → lagunero →
founder	Alonso Fernández de Lugo →
foundingDate	1497 →
governingBody	Ayuntamiento de San Cristóbal de La Laguna →
hasAirport	Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport →
hasUniversity	University of La Laguna →
heritageSignificance	first non-fortified Spanish colonial town → model for many colonial towns in Latin America →
locatedIn	Canary Islands → Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife → Tenerife →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean →
notableBuilding	Casa Salazar → Cathedral of La Laguna → Iglesia de la Concepción → Palacio de Nava → Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna →
notableFeature	historic center with traditional Canarian houses → numerous churches and convents → well-preserved colonial-era urban layout →
notableInstitution	University of La Laguna →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Macaronesia →
populationEstimate	over 150000 inhabitants →
rankInTenerifeByPopulation	second largest city →
region	Autonomous community of the Canary Islands →
timeZone	Western European Time →
timeZoneDST	Western European Summer Time →
twinTown	Cartagena de Indias → La Habana Vieja → San Cristóbal de las Casas →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	1999 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →
urbanPlanType	grid plan →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
San Cristóbal de La Laguna ("La Laguna") → San Cristóbal de La Laguna ("San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife") →	alternateName
Canary Islands → Tenerife ("San Cristóbal de La Laguna historic centre") →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Tenerife North Airport →	cityServed
Tenerife →	hasCity
Tenerife ("La Laguna") →	hasMunicipality
Santa Cruz de Tenerife →	hasNeighbouringMunicipality
Anaheim ("San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain") →	hasSisterCity
Tenerife North Airport →	locatedIn
José de Anchieta →	placeOfBirth