La Matanza de Acentejo is a town near the north coast of
Tenerife
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,
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
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, and refers to the 1494
First Battle of Acentejo
The First Battle of Acentejo took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, and associated natives (mostly from other islands), on 31 May 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island. ...
, lost by the Spanish.
The population is 8,944 (2013)
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:
*La Matanza de Acentejo
*Guia
*Las Breñas
*El Caleton
*Acentejo
*San Antonio
*San Cristobal
History
In historic times before the arrival of the
Spaniards
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, Acentejo was part of the ''menceyato'' (kingdom) of
Taoro. The
first
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and the
second battles of Acentejo took place in 1494. The Spanish under
Alonso Fernández de Lugo
Alonso Fernández de Lugo (; died 1525) was a Spanish military man, conquistador, city founder, and administrator. He conquered the islands of La Palma (1492–1493) and Tenerife (1494–1496) for the Castilian Crown; they were the last of the C ...
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
La Victoria de Acentejo is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located near the north coast, 2 km southwest of La Matanza de Acentejo, 7 km northeast of La Orotava and 22&nbs ...
was founded.
Currently under construction is a scale replica of the interior of the
Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem
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(the place where according to
Christian tradition, was taken the body of
Jesus Christ
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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
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).
[La Matanza contará con una réplica del interior del Santo Sepulcro. Noticia del periódico El Día.]
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Historical population
Notable people
* Antonio de Benavides, governor of Spanish Florida
See also
*List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This is a list of the 54 municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on La Gomera Island and 3 on El Hierro Island.
Referenc ...
References
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Municipalities in Tenerife