La Victoria de Acentejo
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	18.35 km²
Population:	8,235 (2001)
Population density:	448.77/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 360 m southeastern part
Location:	28.41667/28°25' N lat. 16.4833/16°29' W long.
Website:	www.lavictoriadeacentejo.com

La Victoria de Acentejo (Spanish meaning Victory of Acentejo in which the Spanish won in 1494) is located on the north coast of Tenerife. It is located 12 km E of Puerto de la Cruz, about 26 km SSW of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, NE of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and WSW of the Los Rodeos Airport. Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7 447 km²  1,5% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 8th  1 843 755  4,4%  247,58/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Canary Islander (Canarian)  canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2003 population 220,022) is a Spanish city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. ...

The population is 8,235 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 448.77/km² and the area is 18.35 km²/1,835 ha. The elevation is 360 m. Santa Úrsula is linked with the TF2 superhighway and the old highway linking Icod de los Vinos and the capital. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, urban areas covers much of the area and the mountain and the hills are to the south. Its climate is vegetation.

Much of the area were made up of farmlands, most of the farmlands are urbanized while most of the population shifted from rural to urban and tourism. The population are mainly urban today and its industry are agriculture and tourism.

In historic times before the arrival of the Spaniards, La Acentejo was part of the menceyato (kingdom) of Taoro. The first and the second battles of Acentejo took place in 1494 in which the Spanish won these two battles and defeated the Guanches in which the neighboring town and municipality La Matanza de Acentejo (meaning the Slaughter of Acentejo) mainly to an epidemic caused by lazy combatants of this battle and mainly of the battle of Aguere that decimated the aboriginal population and left the survivors strengthless, situatedly known as the gran modorra, Alonso Fernández de Lugo defeated the Guanches and in reference to this victory, the Spanish gave the name to this place. La Victoria de Acentejo has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares plazas. The First Battle of Acentejo was a battle that took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, associated natives (mostly from other islands), on May 31, 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island. ... The Second Battle of Acentejo was a battle that took place on December 25, 1495, between the invading Spanish forces and the natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches. ... Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ... Guanches (also: Guanchis or Guanchos) (native Guanchinet; Guan=person, Chinet=Teneriffe, man of Teneriffe, corrupted, according to Núñez de la Peña, by Spaniards into Guanchos) were the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands. ... Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ...

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• Coordinates: 28°25′0″ N 16°29′0″ W

See also

• Tenerife
• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. ...

La Matanza de Acentejo (Spanish meaning Slaughter of Acentejo in which the Spanish won in 1494) is located on the north coast of Tenerife. ... Candelaria is a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands. ... Candelaria is a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands. ... Santa Úrsula (Spanish meaning Saint Ursula) is located on the north coast of Tenerife. ... Candelaria is a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands. ...