Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios o San Cristóbal de la Laguna
This site is tied to the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios—also known as San Cristóbal de La Laguna’s cathedral—whose story begins in the early 1500s. A hermitage was erected here in 1511 by order of Alonso Fernández de Lugo, and the earlier cathedral project was begun in 1515 before the church was designated a cathedral in 1818. The building you may associate with La Laguna’s skyline was constructed later, between 1904 and 1915, replacing that earlier structure and making the Virgin of Los Remedios its dedication. The cathedral became the mother church of the diocese that covers Tenerife and the neighboring islands of La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro, and it held the episcopal seat of the bishop. Within the cathedral lie the remains of Alonso Fernández de Lugo, conqueror of the island and founder of the city. …
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