La Matanza de Acentejo is a town near the north coast of

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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

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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

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, Acentejo was part of the ''menceyato'' (kingdom) of Taoro. The

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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

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(the place where according to Christian tradition, was taken the body of

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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 (

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).La Matanza contará con una réplica del interior del Santo Sepulcro. Noticia del periódico El Día.
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