Monument to José de Anchieta
The Monument to José de Anchieta in La Laguna, Tenerife, is a monumental statue of Joseph of Anchieta by Bruno Giorgi. Inaugurated in 1960, it is 5 metres tall, and is located in the square that bears its name, next to the Padre Anchieta roundabout at the entrance to the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: statue
- Description: statue in Tenerife
- Also known as: “José de Anchieta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of La Laguna and Cementerio de San Juan Bautista.
Cathedral of La Laguna
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a Catholic church in Tenerife, Spain. Constructed between 1904 and 1915 to replace an earlier building begun in 1515 and designated a cathedral in 1818, it is dedicated to the Virgin of Los Remedios. Cathedral of La Laguna is situated 1 km north of Monument to José de Anchieta.
Cementerio de San Juan Bautista
Cemetery
Cementerio de San Juan Bautista is a cemetery, which is situated 390 metres north of Monument to José de Anchieta.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. This church is almost a twin of the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Iglesia de la Concepción is situated 1 km north of Monument to José de Anchieta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio Nuevo and Los Baldíos.
Monument to José de Anchieta
- Categories: monument and tourism
- Location: San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.48079° or 28° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-16.31925° or 16° 19′ 9″ westOpen location code
7CW5FMJJ+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 3606641178OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q15930791
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Monument to José de Anchieta” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Monumento ao Padre José de Anchieta”
- Spanish: “Monumento al Padre Jose de Anchieta”
- Spanish: “Monumento al Padre José de Anchieta”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monument to José de Anchieta”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.