Juan de León y Castillo
Juan de León y Castillo is a work of art in Agaete, Las Palmas. Juan de León y Castillo is situated nearby to the archaeological site Yacimiento arqueológico Necrópolis de Maipés de Abajo, as well as near the neighborhood Puerto de las Nieves.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include God’s Finger rock formation and Iglesia de la Concepción.
God’s Finger rock formation
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 780 metres south of Juan de León y Castillo.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Juan de León y Castillo.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija
Archaeological site
Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Juan de León y Castillo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.
Puerto de las Nieves
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Juan de León y Castillo
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: bust
- Category: tourism
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.10303° or 28° 6′ 11″ northLongitude
-15.71048° or 15° 42′ 38″ westOpen location code
7CW6473Q+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 12240989518OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=bust
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yacimiento arqueológico Necrópolis de Maipés de Abajo and Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves.
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