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Casa de los Capitanes Generales

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife - Área Metropolitana, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Casa de los Capitanes Generales

Monument · San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife - Área Metropolitana, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Also known as Casa Alvarado-Bracamonte, it was built by the governor Diego de Alvarado-Bracamonte, who lived in it between 1624 and 1635. It owes its name to the fact that six captains general of the Canary Islands lived there between 1705 and 1723. Its façade is of red tuff stonework, with asymmetrical windows and a central courtyard. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), category of monument, on 11 November 1981, it now houses the La Laguna City Council, the tourist office and the CICOP.

residencia de capitanes generales 1705-1723; BIC desde el 11 de noviembre de 1981

Photo: Mélanie Huguet (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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