San Sebastián de La Gomera

San Sebastian de la Gomera is the capital of the Canary Island of La Gomera. It is according to population and area, the largest of six municipalities of the island and is called by the locals " La Villa ".

Location

San Sebastián is located in the eastern part of the nearly circular island of La Gomera in the valley of Barranco de la Vila. The "river bed " however, leads only after heavy rains water. At the top of Barranco reservoirs ( Embalses ) were built to collect the sparse resultant surface water for irrigation purposes.

The metropolitan area covers the following districts:

  • Center with La Lomada ⊙ 28.095057550833-17.108244895833, El Calvario ⊙ 28.090372456389-17.117267846944, Las Gallanas, La Gallarda ⊙ 28.099075211111-17.112177014444
  • El Molinito and El Langrero ( north-west of the town center in 2 to 3 km ⊙ 28.110209354167-17.126580476667 )
  • El Barranco ( north-west of the town center, 7 km )
  • La Laja ( north-west of the town center, 11 km away, near the Natural Park ⊙ 28.111146216111-17.189193963889, connection via the CV-1 )
  • Barranco de Santiago, TECINA, Laguna de Santiago, Benchijigua Vegaipala, Las Tosca, Ayamosna, Jerdune, Lo del Gato, El Cabrito (small settlements and parts of municipalities in the southwest, about 30 km away on the TF -713 )
  • Enchereda (also Incherada ) (northwest on the TF -711 and reach a side road ⊙ 28.133685216389-17.1671783925 )

History

San Sebastián de La Gomera is one of the settlements of the Guanches ( natives). In 1440 Hernán Peraza occupied the place where now stands the capital of the island, at the end of the Barranco de la Villa. He gave it the name of San Sebastián, probably due to the admiration that turned the Spanish population that saint.

The first buildings built before the conquest of the island was completed, the church Ermita de San Sebastián, which is now located outside the village core, the Casa de los Peraza, are on the property Pozo de la Aguada, the church of Iglesia de Nra. Sra. de La Asunción in the Calle del Medio, which was only a small chapel, and the 15 -meter-high, three-storey defense tower Torre del Conde ( the Count's Tower ) in the center of the valley. This was Hernán Peraza 1450 build to protect against the rebellious natives.

The capital of the island is developed from two directions, the part of the Casa de los Peraza and the Iglesia de la Asunción forth between which later Calle Real was built in the beginning of the Camino Real ( Royal Road ), the main road of the island.

Christopher Columbus stopped by here on September 6, 1492 supposedly to India, but discovered America. Doña Beatriz de Bobadilla, the widow of Count Hernan Peraza, an assistance to repair his fastest ship, the Pinta him. There is the fountain La Aguada in the old Customs House, is said to have drawn from the Columbus water reserves for the crossing and the water for baptism America.

Traffic

The Port of San Sebastián is the entrance for the entire island. From here there are, among other ferry services (eg Fred. Olsen Express) to the neighboring islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. The distance to the nearest ferry port of Los Cristianos on Tenerife is 38 kilometers. Since 2000, the marina has been significantly expanded.

From San Sebastián go two important main roads to the rest of the island. The highway TF 711 leads in the north, is about 50 kilometers long and connects the city with Vallehermoso. The highway TF 713 runs past the Roque de Agando and connects with a branch to Playa Santiago, San Sebastian with the Valle Gran Rey.

The Estatión de Guaguas bus station is located in San Sebastian, Avenida del Quinto Centenario. The bus is called in the Canary Islands, according to the language of the Guanches Guagua ( gespr wuawua ). There are scheduled flights to other places of La Gomera from the bus station.

Attractions

  • The tower of the count, Torre del Conde park with the same (position :28.133685216389 -17 .1671783925 )
  • The museum Casa de Colón with the Columbus Fountain ' (position :28.133685216389-17 .1671783925)
  • The fountain Pozo de La Aguada in the old Customs House ( location :28.091508255556 -17 .109886407778 )
  • The rock of Los Roques
  • Barranco del Cabrito (position :28.080064529167 -17 .157318591944 )
  • Nature reserve Puntallana (position :28.1307582 -17 .1159605 )
  • The Natural Park of Majona (position :28.1449245 -17 .1602683 )
  • The Parador Conde de La Gomera; 70 meters above the sea level in Lomo de la Horca. This is a most historic buildings furnished, previously state-owned luxury hotel ( location :28.0910634025 -17 .107520699444 )

Church

Hernán Peraza ( " El Viejo " ) probably built on an ancient, pre-Columbian settlement in a wild valley floor a hulking building as a chapel of brick and rubble. This place of worship, a fortress as the residence of the ruler and an initial path formed the starting point for all island connections (then by ship or boat) and ultimately the nucleus of the village. The chapel was then the final resting place of the son of the ruler, Guillén Peraza, and honor the praises of the Columbus fleet on the St. Mary, the Salve Marinera. End of the 15th century, so little after the departure of Columbus to America, the chapel was demolished and replaced by a new church. She received both qualitatively and quantitatively the finest amenities in the next fifty years. From this time, the ribbed vault made ​​of red tuff and the facade dates. It is an important example of Gothic architecture in the Atlantic area in which fuses the design of the Spanish Catholic Monarchs with the Portuguese Manueline style.

Like the city, it happened also to the Church: Over time, it has been repeatedly damaged or destroyed by pirates. 1632 the clerk was instructed to build a chest for the church books in order to bring this fast in safety. Even he had to hold the rope and pulley willing to depend on the church bells quickly, to save them from the depredations of pirates.

Nevertheless, the church was temporarily neglected, the choir stalls served as firewood for the boilers of ships Flemish organ pipes were sold to the local blacksmith by weight, the altars sawed, kept the sacred images in lumber-rooms, etc.

Nevertheless, the church regained and rose to emerge from this era.

Economy

Today the economy of the municipality is mainly determined by the functions as the capital and port of the island, with the corresponding development of public services and the services sector in general, in particular transport, trade and tourism of Tenerife. Neighboring municipalities are Hermigua in the northwest and in the southwest Alajeró.

Places in the municipality

The population numbers in parentheses are from the year 2007.

  • San Sebastian de la Gomera ( 6984 )
  • El Atajo (47 )
  • Ayamosna (6)
  • Barranco de Santiago (83 )
  • Benchijigua ( 2)
  • El Cabrito ( 8)
  • Chejelipes (38 )
  • Inchereda (17)
  • El Jorado (31 )
  • Laguna de Santiago ( 357)
  • La Laja (92 )
  • Lo Del Gato (13 )
  • Lomito Fragoso y Honduras ( 84)
  • El Molinito (432 )
  • San Antonio y Pilar ( 44)
  • Tejiade (44)
  • Las Tosca ( 8)
  • TECINA (190 )
  • Vegaipala (9)

Holidays

  • January 20: San Sebastián
  • October 7: Bajada de la Virgen

Impressions of the Church

Affairs

Side altar

Side altar

Forest Painting

Mural

Main altar

Mural of 1743, which describes the successful defense of a British pirate fleet

Station of the Cross

Swell

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