|
This route has been designed to meet some of the most important examples of religious architecture in La Laguna, especially the convents of the different monastic orders that have settled in the urban area from the origins of the city. Three orders have been present in La Laguna since the beginning of the 16th century: Augustinians in the Convent of the Holy Spirit; Franciscans in the Convent of San Miguel de Las Victorias; and Dominicans in the Convent of Santo Domingo. There are also, since the middle of that century, convents of nuns closing these two last orders: the Convents of Santa Clara and Santa Catalina respectively. To all of them, it is necessary to add the Convent of San Diego del Monte, founded in the middle of the 17th century, located on the outskirts of the historic town. After the exclaustration of the mid-nineteenth century, the Convents of San Agust n, Santo Domingo and San Diego lost their original function. However, in the remaining three the conventual life has been maintained until our days. In fact, the two female convent convents are the only ones still active in Tenerife. Due to a multitude of traits, the Canarian conventual architecture sits between the peninsular models and their corresponding Latin Americans.
| 
.jpg)
