Junta Suprema de Canarias de 1810 Historical milestone · San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife - Área Metropolitana, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Image of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, not of the place itself. During the French siege of Cádiz, the Junta Suprema de Canarias met in 1810 in the gardens of the Palacio de Nava, in La Laguna, and went on to govern temporarily the Spanish territories not occupied by Napoleon. 1810 Photo: Mataparda (CC0) What to see and do in San Cristóbal de La Laguna