PLAZA DE LA JUNTA SUPREMA

San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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This square owes its name to the historical events that occurred during the occupation of Spain by the Napoleonic troops in the War of Independence.

In 1808, after the invasion of the troops of Napole n Bonaparte, the Supreme Board of the Canary Islands was set up in La Laguna, chaired by Alonso de Nava and Grim n, Marqu s de Villanueva del Prado. This organ assume the powers of the archipelago lake.

In 1810, when the French army besieged Cdiz, the Cortes, who had moved to that city, sent a message to the Canary Islands transferring the capital of Spain to govern the unoccupied territories. But the French did not get to occupy Cdiz and the Cortes resumed their work of government, this mandate not being formalized.

It was in 1908, coinciding with the centenary of the creation of the Supreme Board of the Canary Islands, when this square of the 'Villa de Arriba ', previously known as Plaza de Los Bolos for practicing this game ( its name comes from the games that took place in this place, among them the so-called Bowling Game, in which cannonballs were used , is now called Plaza de La Junta Suprema.

In it there exists until years ago the ' stone of the brave s ', a basalt block in which men accredited their strength.

In 1903 it is called Plaza or Plazoleta of the Supreme Board, in memory of the patriotic performance of the Tenerife in 1908. A marble plaque records such homage. Before you had a public fountain in the center that was replaced by a ...



Plaza de la Junta Suprema

This triangular layout square is located at the end of San Agust Street n. In it we can find a marble plaque that says: The City Council of La Laguna on the first centenary of the War of Independence dedicates this request to the heroic loyalty of the Archipi Lake and to the patriotism of male children, who assuming all island powers, praised the name of the Canary Islands. July 11, 1908, next to this plaque is the sculpture with the bust of Alonso de Nava and Grim n , president of the Supreme Board of the Canary Islands.

Placed in 1922, there is a sculpture with the bust of the regionalist poet Jos Tabares Bartlett , made by the sculptor Francisco Borges Salas.

We can also see a stone monolith, about 3 meters high, placed in 1964, with the shield of the city and the legend ' Faithful and Illustrious History ', titles granted to the city that same year.

At the beginning of the San Diego Road, on the pavement of the square we find a plaque that marks the place where the water from the lagoon arrived. This plaque reproduces an old map of La Laguna made by Leonardo Torriani in 1588.

As for the vegetation, a large araucaria of more than 30 meters in height, in addition to a dragon tree, an erythrin or coral tree, some palm trees, lagestroemias or trees of jiter and agapanthos, should be noted.



Plaza de la Junta Suprema

The last transformation of this space was completed in 2007, within the intervention project in the historic center carried out by the City Council of La Laguna. After this remodeling, the square, which was surrounded by vehicular traffic, went from having about 202 square meters to almost 1200 square meters of pedestrian zone.

In this intervention the pavement of the square was renewed, as well as the street furniture and the lighting. The sculptures of Alonso de Nava and Grim and Jos Tabares Bartlett were maintained. A replica of the marble plaque commemorating the War of Independence was also placed, in the place where it was placed in 1908 and the stone monolith placed in 1964 was relocated with the city shield.

As for the vegetation, the existing one was maintained, and 8 trees of J piter and agapanthos were added as ornamental plants for the gardens.

Likewise, there is a children's playground.



Plaza de la Junta Suprema
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