Province of Canary Islands
Canary Islands Province
Provincia de Canarias | |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
The Province of Canary Islands (in Spanish: Provincia de Canarias) is the name of the former province formed by the Canary Islands. This province had its capital in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[1][2] After the provincial division in 1927, this province was composed of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife that encompassed the western islands of the Canaries, while the province of Las Palmas covered the eastern islands.
History
On November 30, 1833 the province of the Canary Islands was created, which the
In 1912, there was created Ley de Cabildos (The Law of Town Halls) to try to satisfy both sides. This did not please those who asked for the provincial division, especially from Gran Canaria, and those who advocated regional autonomy, mostly from Tenerife.[5]
In 1927, during the dictatorship of General
It is the only province that has been divided from the project, raising the number of provinces from 49 to the 50 that currently exist in Spain.
References
- ^ Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 en wikisource
- ^ Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine en el sitio web oficial del Gobierno de Canarias
- ^ Historia del Peito Insular
- ^ La Laguna. Antigua Capital de Canarias.
- ^ Historia del Peito Insular