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La Matanza de Acentejo is a town near the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located 10 km east of Puerto de la Cruz, and about 20 km west of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Its name means "the Slaughter of Acentejo" in Spanish, and refers to the 1494 First Battle of Acentejo, lost by the Spanish.

La Matanza de Acentejo
Municipality
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Municipal location in Tenerife
La Matanza de Acentejo
Location of the town in Tenerife
La Matanza de Acentejo
La Matanza de Acentejo (Canary Islands)
La Matanza de Acentejo
La Matanza de Acentejo (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°27′10″N 16°27′20″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Canary Islands
Province Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island Tenerife
Area
[1]
 • Total14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total8,956
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
ClimateCsb

The population is 8,944 (2013)[3] and the area is 14.11 km². The elevation is 425 m. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The municipality contains the following settlements:[3]


History


In historic times before the arrival of the Spaniards, Acentejo was part of the menceyato (kingdom) of Taoro. The first and the second battles of Acentejo took place in 1494. The Spanish under Alonso Fernández de Lugo suffered a terrible defeat at this first battle, at the place now called La Matanza ("The Slaughter"). It occurred in present-day Barranco de San Antonio, which the Guanches called Farfan. The second battle resulted in a victory for the Spaniards, in which the town of La Victoria de Acentejo was founded.

Currently under construction is a scale replica of the interior of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (the place where according to Christian tradition, was taken the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion), the replica will be located in the plaza of El Salvador's municipality. In this room is to also place a replica of the Shroud of Turin (Italy).[4]


Historical population


YearPopulation
19915,887
19966,451
20017,053
20027,378
20037,490
20047,587
20138,944

Notable people



See also



References


  1. "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. "Población en Canarias. Tenerife. 1-1-2013" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived from the original on 2014-04-18.
  4. La Matanza contará con una réplica del interior del Santo Sepulcro. Noticia del periódico El Día.

На других языках

- [en] La Matanza de Acentejo

[es] La Matanza de Acentejo

La Matanza de Acentejo es un municipio perteneciente a la provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, en la isla de Tenerife —Canarias, España—.

[ru] Ла-Матанса-де-Асентехо

Ла-Мата́нса-де-Асенте́хо (исп. La Matanza de Acentejo) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе в составе автономного сообщества Канарские острова. Находится на острове Тенерифе. Занимает площадь 14,11 км². Население 8471 человек (на 2010 год).


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