Tacoronte is a city and municipality of

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, Spain. It is located in the north-east of the island. Mostly rural, the municipality stretches for 30 square kilometers from the volcanic peaks that rise in the center of the island to the

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shore. The municipality seat, also called Tacoronte, lies about 16 km west of the capital,

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. Old manorial houses and farms are situated here, as well as vineyards that produce the wine known as ''Tacoronte-Acentejo''. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The

Tenerife North Airport Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

is 4 km to the east. Tacoronte is a

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origin, believed to be derived from ''Tagoror'', meaning "place where the Council of Elders meets". Its territory constituted an ancient ''menceyato'', as the

kingdoms were known, ruled by the mencey Acaymo. After the

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conquest of Tenerife, the area was settled by the Portuguese Sebastián Machado, who founded the town of Tacoronte around the hermitage of Santa Catalina that he had built. The town grew during succeeding centuries and in 1911,

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granted the town the status of ''municipio''.

Notable people

* María Rosa Alonso (1909–2011), Spanish professor, philologist, essayist *

Lorenzo Javier Jorge Lorenzo Javier Jorge (born 2 July 1984 in Tacoronte, Spain), also known as Jorge Loren, is a retired Spanish professional kickboxer and K-1 veteran. Loren was the Super Cruiserweight Champion of the Superkombat Fighting Championship. He is also ...

(born 1984), kickboxer

References

External links

Official websiteTacoronte Guide
{{Authority control Municipalities in Tenerife

Notable people

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