Yaiza is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
on the island of
Lanzarote in the
Canary Islands,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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. It lies in the southwest of the island and forms part of the
province of Las Palmas
The Province of Las Palmas (, ; es, Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the isla ...
. The municipality is bounded by the
Atlantic Ocean
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to the west, south and east. To the north, the
Timanfaya National Park is partly within the municipality. The eastern part of the municipality is mountainous and, south west of the mountains, the
Rubicon plain stretches to the coast.
At the southern end of the municipality of Yaiza, in the area known as "''El Rubicón''", the first European settlement in the Canary Islands in 1402, where the conquest of the Archipelago began he was installed. In this place there existed the Cathedral of
Saint Martial of Limoges. This cathedral was destroyed by English pirates in the sixteenth century and is currently in Femés, the Hermitage of Saint Martial of Limoges dedicated to this saint. This diocese was moved in 1483 to
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...
(
Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense ( la, Canarien(sis)) is a diocese located in the Canary Islands in the Ecclesiastical province of Seville in Spain. The dioceses includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerte ...
).
San Marcial del Rubicón y los Obispados de Canarias
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The largest town of the municipality is Playa Blanca on the south coast. The administrative centre is the much smaller town of Yaiza. The total population was 16,289 in 2018,
History
At the southern end of the municipality of Yaiza, in the area known as "El Rubicón", the first European settlement of the Canary Islands was established in 1402, from where the Conquest of the Archipelago began. In that place was the Cathedral of San Marcial de Limoges, patron saint of Lanzarote and compatron of the Canarian Diocese.1 This cathedral was destroyed by English pirates in the sixteenth century and is currently located in Femés, the Chapel of San Marcial de Limoges dedicated to this saint.
Sites of interest
* El Golfo
* Charco de los Clicos
Charco is a settlement in the west of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Santa Catarina. It lies 2.5 km southeast of Ribeira da Barca and 9 km west of the municipal seat Assomada
Assomada is a city
* Los Hervideros
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* Playa Blanca, beach town located in the south of the island
* Papagayo beaches
* Hacha Grande
Hacha Grande is a mountain on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, with an elevation of 562 m (1844 ft) above sea level. Its name is Spanish meaning ''Large Axe''.
It is located in the municipality of Yaiza in the south-west of the islan ...
, mountain
* Puerto Calero
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*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
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* Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
* Puerto Galera, O ...
marina
Gallery
File:Papagayos 001.jpg, Playa de Papagayo
File:Hacha_grande_from_papagayo_pano.jpg, Hacha Grande
Hacha Grande is a mountain on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, with an elevation of 562 m (1844 ft) above sea level. Its name is Spanish meaning ''Large Axe''.
It is located in the municipality of Yaiza in the south-west of the islan ...
, a mountain in the south of Yaiza, viewed from the road to the Playa de Papagayo
See also
* List of municipalities in Las Palmas
This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of Lan ...
References
External links
*
Official website
{{Authority control
Municipalities in Lanzarote