Calle Mayor de Triana
Calle Mayor de Triana is the main street of the Triana neighbourhood in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and it still functions today as one of the city’s most important commercial corridors. The name points to its origins: Triana developed as a northern extension of the first settlement of Real de Las Palmas in the 15th century, and the heavy presence of Sevillans among the conquistadors shaped both the neighbourhood and its principal street. By the middle of the 16th century, Calle Mayor de Triana extended as far as the Las Palmas city wall, which closed the city to the north, and the area was occupied by numerous street vendors known as treceneras. The harbour also gave Triana a maritime character, which later faded after the construction of the Port of La Luz and Las Palmas on the Isleta in the early 20th century. …
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