Museum of the History of Tenerife
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The Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife, part of the Autonomous Organism of Museums and the Cabildo de Tenerife
. It opened in December 1993 in the property known as "Casa Lercaro
" in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
(Canary Islands
, Spain
).
The museum holds out the prospect of spreading the history of the island of Tenerife
, offering an overview of institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of the island, from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century.
The museum also performs a task of research, rescue, preservation, dissemination and exhibition of heritage treasure pieces, documentary and bibliographic.
Cabildo de Tenerife
Cabildo de Tenerife is the governing body of the island of Tenerife , Spain. It was established on 16 March 1913 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in a session held by the City Council, it was at that time, the first corporation...
. It opened in December 1993 in the property known as "Casa Lercaro
Catalina Lercaro
Catalina Lercaro , 16th century, was an Italian-Canarian woman belonging to the family of Lercaro, renowned in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna ....
" in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de la Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands . The city is third-most populous city of the archipelago and second-most populous city of the island. It is a suburban area of the...
(Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
).
The museum holds out the prospect of spreading the history of the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, offering an overview of institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of the island, from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century.
The museum also performs a task of research, rescue, preservation, dissemination and exhibition of heritage treasure pieces, documentary and bibliographic.