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Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Cruz de la Palma
Municipality
	Santa Cruz de La Palma
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	Location of Santa Cruz de La Palma
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	Coordinates: 28°40′57″N 17°45′54″W / 28.68250°N 17.76500°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	La Palma
Founded	3 May 1493
Government
• Alcalde	Juan José Neris Hernández (PSOE)
Area
• Total	43.38 km2 (16.75 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	15,674
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santacrucero,ra
Time zone	WET
• Summer (DST)	WEST
Postal code	38700
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

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Santa Cruz de la Palma (Spanish for Holy Cross of La Palma) is a city and a municipality on the east coast of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second-largest city (after Los Llanos de Aridane) and is the capital of the island. It is along an old lava flow coming from the Caldereta (small caldera), a volcano just south of the city. Santa Cruz de La Palma has the privilege of having the first democratically elected town hall in Spain.

The population of the municipality is 16,330 (2013),^[3] its area is 43.38 km².^[1] Around 13,000 people live within the city limits, with the remaining population residing in other settlements.

History

The city was founded by Alonso Fernández de Lugo on May 3, 1493. It was located between a river which is situated by a cave named Tedote (now Cueva de Carías, located north of the city). The city, originally called Villa del Apurón, served as a port that connected routes to the Americas, exporting goods from the island such as sugarcane. The city was sacked by pirates and was later reconstructed and fortified against future pirate attacks. Famous fortifications include the Castillo de Santa Catalina and Castillo de la Virgen. The economic crisis that affected the agriculture sector brought the greatest loss of population in the city's history, which limited its expansion and caused the population to stabilize and drop to 11,000. The population did not approach its original 18,000 again for the next hundred years.

Mountain view of Santa Cruz looking south.

Panorama of Santa Cruz harbor.

Panorama of Santa Cruz expansion to the north.

Climate

Santa Cruz de la Palma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) featuring very warm, almost rainless summers from April to September, and warm, rainier winters from October to March.

Climate data for La Palma Airport 33m (1981-2010); 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the city.
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	31.0 (87.8)	32.8 (91.0)	36.6 (97.9)	32.4 (90.3)	29.4 (84.9)	38.4 (101.1)	38.0 (100.4)	36.8 (98.2)	34.4 (93.9)	31.6 (88.9)	28.0 (82.4)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	20.7 (69.3)	21.2 (70.2)	21.6 (70.9)	22.6 (72.7)	24.1 (75.4)	25.5 (77.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.6 (79.9)	25.5 (77.9)	23.5 (74.3)	21.8 (71.2)	23.3 (74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	18.0 (64.4)	18.5 (65.3)	18.9 (66.0)	20.0 (68.0)	21.7 (71.1)	23.1 (73.6)	23.9 (75.0)	24.0 (75.2)	22.8 (73.0)	20.9 (69.6)	19.3 (66.7)	20.8 (69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.5 (59.9)	15.3 (59.5)	15.7 (60.3)	16.2 (61.2)	17.4 (63.3)	19.2 (66.6)	20.7 (69.3)	21.4 (70.5)	21.3 (70.3)	20.2 (68.4)	18.3 (64.9)	16.7 (62.1)	18.2 (64.7)
Record low °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	10.9 (51.6)	10.2 (50.4)	10.0 (50.0)	11.0 (51.8)	15.2 (59.4)	14.9 (58.8)	16.7 (62.1)	16.4 (61.5)	15.3 (59.5)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	9.4 (48.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	49 (1.9)	57 (2.2)	33 (1.3)	19 (0.7)	7 (0.3)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	12 (0.5)	41 (1.6)	70 (2.8)	80 (3.1)	372 (14.5)
Average rainy days	5	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	2	5	7	8	40
Mean monthly sunshine hours	141	146	177	174	192	188	222	209	187	175	140	138	2,106
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología^[4]

Tourism

Santa Cruz de la Palma has the only major port in the island, serving ferry routes to Cádiz in Spain, as well as to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. The main ferry operators in the port are Naviera Armas, Fred. Olsen Express, and Trasmediterránea. Many cruise line firms visit the port.

In Las Nieves is the Real Santuario Insular de las Virgen de las Nieves, the patron saint of the island of La Palma.

Media

El Apurón : elapuron.com^[5]

Sport

The football SD Tenisca rivalry with CD Mensajero is the most important derby of the island of La Palma. One of these games, played in 1983, was considered one of the most violent in the history of Spanish football.^[6]

Historical population

Year	Population
Late-19th century	around 18,000
1900	11,000
1991	17,205
1996	17,265
2001	17,265
2002	18,228
2003	18,201
2004	17,857
2008	17,132
2013	16,330
2023	15,441

People

Manolo Blahnik, shoemaker

References

^ ^a ^b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population
^ "Valores climatológicos normales. La Palma Aeropuerto".
^ "Aviso Legal". El Apurón. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Las peñas apostaron dos millones en el Mensajero-Tenisca" (in Spanish). El País. 7 October 1983. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
"Santa Cruz de La Palma" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

[area-1] Instituto Canario de Estadística, area

[2] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[pop-3] Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population

[4] "Valores climatológicos normales. La Palma Aeropuerto".

[5] "Aviso Legal". El Apurón. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[6] "Las peñas apostaron dos millones en el Mensajero-Tenisca" (in Spanish). El País. 7 October 1983. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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-'''Santa Cruz de la Palma''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for ''Holy Cross of La Palma'') is a city and a municipality in the eastern part of the island of [[La Palma]] in the province of [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] of the [[Canary Islands]]. It is situated on the east coast. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second largest city (after [[Los Llanos de Aridane]]) and is the capital of the island. It is located along an old lava flow coming out from the Caldereta (small [[caldera]]), a volcano located just south of the city.
+'''Santa Cruz de la Palma''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for ''Holy Cross of La Palma'') is a city and a municipality on the east coast of the island of [[La Palma]] in the province of [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] of the [[Canary Islands]]. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second-largest city (after [[Los Llanos de Aridane]]) and is the capital of the island. It is along an old lava flow coming from the Caldereta (small [[caldera]]), a volcano just south of the city. Santa Cruz de La Palma has the privilege of having the first democratically elected town hall in Spain.
-The population of the municipality is 16,330 (2013),<ref name=pop/> its area is 43.38&nbsp;km².<ref name=area/>  Around 13,000 people live within the city limits, with the remaining population residing in other settlements.
+The population of the municipality is 16,330 (2013),<ref name=pop>[http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38037 Instituto Canario de Estadística] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014823/http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38037 |date=2014-04-19 }}, population</ref> its area is 43.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=area/>  Around 13,000 people live within the city limits, with the remaining population residing in other settlements.
+[[File:Santa Cruz beach.jpg|thumb|280px]]
-==Subdivisions==
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+**El Planto
 **El Carmen
 **Mirca
+-->
 ==History==
-The city was founded by [[Alonso Fernández de Lugo]] on May 3, 1493.  It was located between a river which is situated by a cave named ''Tedote'' (now ''Cueva de Carías'', located north of the city).  The city, originally called ''Villa del Apurón'', served as a port that connected routes to the Americas, exporting goods from the island such as sugarcane.  The city was sacked by pirates and was later reconstructed and fortified against future pirate attacks.  Famous fortifications include the ''Castillo de Santa Catalina'' and ''Castillo de la Virgen''.  The economic crisis that affected the agriculture sector brought the greatest loss of population in the city's history, which limited its expansion and caused the population to stabilize and drop to 11,000.  The population did not approach its original 18,000 again for the next hundred years.
+The city was founded by [[Alonso Fernández de Lugo]] on May 3, 1493.  It was located between a river which is situated by a cave named ''Tedote'' (now ''Cueva de Carías'', located north of the city).  The city, originally called ''Villa del Apurón'', served as a port that connected routes to the Americas, exporting goods from the island such as sugarcane.  The city was sacked by pirates and was later reconstructed and fortified against future pirate attacks.  Famous fortifications include the ''[[Castillo de Santa Catalina (La Palma)|Castillo de Santa Catalina]]'' and ''Castillo de la Virgen''.  The economic crisis that affected the agriculture sector brought the greatest loss of population in the city's history, which limited its expansion and caused the population to stabilize and drop to 11,000.  The population did not approach its original 18,000 again for the next hundred years.
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+  }}</ref>
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 == Tourism ==
 Santa Cruz de la Palma has the only major port in the island, serving ferry routes to [[Cádiz]] in Spain, as well as to [[Tenerife]], [[Gran Canaria]] and [[Lanzarote]]. The main ferry operators in the port are [[Naviera Armas]], [[Fred. Olsen Express]], and [[Trasmediterránea]]. Many cruise line firms visit the port.
 In Las Nieves is the ''Real Santuario Insular de las Virgen de las Nieves'', the patron saint of the island of La Palma.
+==Media==
+* {{anchor|El Apurón}}''El Apurón'' : elapuron.com<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviso Legal |url=https://elapuron.com/aviso-legal/ |website=El Apurón |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>
+== Sport ==
+The [[association football|football]] [[SD Tenisca]] rivalry with [[CD Mensajero]] is the most important derby of the island of [[La Palma]]. One of these games, played in 1983, was considered one of the most violent in the history of Spanish football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1983/10/07/deportes/434329208_850215.html|title=Las peñas apostaron dos millones en el Mensajero-Tenisca|publisher=[[El País]]|language=es|accessdate=29 September 2016|date=7 October 1983}}</ref>
 ==Historical population==
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 |-
 | 2013 || 16,330
+|-
+|2023
+|15,441
 |}
-==Notable residents==
+== People ==
-* [[Manolo Blahnik]], world-famous shoemaker
+* [[Manolo Blahnik]], shoemaker
-==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-Image:Santacruzdelapalmasantelmo.JPG|The neighborhood of San Telmo
-Image:Santa Cruz D81 7218 (32671438045).jpg|Church of Santo Domingo, Santa Cruz de La Palma 2017.
-Image:Santa Cruz D81 7220 (32292443360).jpg|Church of Santo Domingo, Santa Cruz de La Palma 2017.
-Image:Santa Cruz D81 7188 (32671373785).jpg|Traditional Santa Cruz architecture.
-Image:Santa Cruz D81 7284 (31859344553).jpg|Traditional Santa Cruz home exterior.
-Image:Santa Cruz EM1B5609 (32691390035).jpg|Santa Cruz street scene 2017.
-</gallery>
 ==See also==
+*[[Holy Week in Santa Cruz de La Palma]]
 *[[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
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 [[Category:1493 establishments in Spain]]

v t e Island capitals of the Canary Islands
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de La Palma San Sebastián de La Gomera Valverde
Province of Las Palmas	Las Palmas Arrecife Puerto del Rosario Caleta de Sebo

v t e Municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tenerife	Adeje Arafo Arico Arona Buenavista del Norte Candelaria Fasnia Garachico Granadilla de Abona La Guancha Guía de Isora Güímar Icod de los Vinos La Matanza de Acentejo La Orotava Puerto de la Cruz Los Realejos El Rosario San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Juan de la Rambla San Miguel de Abona Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Úrsula Santiago del Teide El Sauzal Los Silos El Tanque Tacoronte Tegueste La Victoria de Acentejo Vilaflor
La Palma	Barlovento Breña Alta Breña Baja El Paso Fuencaliente de La Palma Garafía Los Llanos de Aridane Puntagorda Puntallana San Andrés y Sauces Santa Cruz de la Palma Tazacorte Tijarafe Villa de Mazo
La Gomera	Agulo Alajeró Hermigua San Sebastián de la Gomera Valle Gran Rey Vallehermoso
El Hierro	La Frontera El Pinar de El Hierro Valverde

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