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Gran Canaria (Spanish pronunciation:
[ɡɾaŋ kaˈna.ɾja]; originally meaning "Great [Island] of Dogs") is the second most populous island of the
Canary Islands, an African
archipelago which is part of
Spain, with a population of 847,830 (in 2015) that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Located in the
Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometres (93 mi) off the northwestern coast of
Africa and about 1,350 km (840 mi) from
Europe.
[2] With an area of 1,560 km2 (602 sq. mi)
[3] and an altitude of 1,956 m (6,417 ft)
[4] at the
Pico de las Nieves, Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the archipelago in both area and altitude.
Gran Canaria was populated by the
Canarii, who may have arrived as early as 500 BC. The Canarii called the island
Tamarán or Land of the Brave. After over a century of European incursions and attempts at conquest, the island was conquered on April 29, 1483, after a campaign that lasted five years, by the
Crown of Castile, with the support of
Queen Isabella I, a conquest which turned out to be an important step towards the expansion of the unified Spain.
The capital city of
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was founded on June 24, 1478, under the name "Real de Las Palmas", by
Juan Rejón, head of the invading
Castilian army. In 1492,
Christopher Columbus anchored in the
Port of Las Palmas (and spent some time on the island) on his first trip to the Americas. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is, jointly with
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the
autonomous community of the Canary Islands.
Source: Wikipedia
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