47 Facts About Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands.

Tenerife has the largest number of endemic species in Europe.

Tenerife was the last island of the Canaries to be conquered and the one that took the longest time to submit to the Castilian troops.

Many sailors from Tenerife joined this transcontinental maritime trade, among which the corsair Amaro Rodriguez Felipe, more commonly known as Amaro Pargo, Juan Pedro Dujardin and Bernardo de Espinosa, both companions of Amaro Pargo, among others.

The village of San Carlos de Tenerife was founded in 1684 by Canary Islanders on Santo Domingo.

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The people from Tenerife were recruited for settlement to build up the town from encroachment by French colonists established in the western side of Hispaniola.

Between 1777 and 1783, More islanders emigrated from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to settle in what became St Bernard Parish, Louisiana, during the period when Spain ruled this former French territory west of the Mississippi River.

Tenerife has received numerous new residents, including the "return" of many descendants of some islanders who had departed five centuries before.

Tenerife was the site of the deadliest accident ever in commercial aviation.

Oldest mountain ranges in Tenerife rose from the Atlantic Ocean by volcanic eruption which gave birth to the island around twelve million years ago.

Tenerife is the largest island of the Canary Islands and the Macaronesia region.

North and south of Tenerife similarly have different climatic characteristics because of the rain shadow effect.

Volcanic ground of Tenerife, which is of a porous and permeable character, is generally the reason why the soil is able to maximise the absorption of water on an island of low rainfall, with condensation in forested areas and frost deposition on the summit of the island contributory causes.

Water is generally of a very high quality, and all the beaches of the island of Tenerife have been catalogued by the Ministry of Health and Consumption as waters suitable for bathing.

Tenerife is a rugged and volcanic island sculpted by successive eruptions throughout its history.

The zones on Tenerife known as Macizo de Teno, Macizo de Anaga and Macizo de Adeje were formed seven million years ago; these formations are called the Ancient Basaltic Series or Series I These zones were actually three separate islands lying in what is the extreme west, east, and south of Tenerife.

Principal structures in Tenerife, make the central highlands, with the Teide–Pico Viejo complex and the Las Canadas areas as most prominent.

Tenerife has a large number of ravines, which are a characteristic element of the landscape, caused by erosion from surface runoff over a long period.

Coasts of Tenerife are typically rugged and steep, particularly on the north of the island.

Island of Tenerife has a remarkable ecological diversity in spite of its small surface area, which is a consequence of the special environmental conditions on the island, where its distinct orography modifies the general climatic conditions at a local level, producing a significant variety of microclimates.

The fauna of Tenerife includes some 400 species of fish, 56 birds, five reptiles, two amphibians, 13 land mammals and several thousand invertebrates, along with several species of sea turtles, whales and dolphins.

Vegetation of Tenerife can be divided into six major zones that are directly related to altitude and the direction in which they face.

Island, itself part of a Spanish province named Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is divided administratively into 31 municipalities.

Counties of Tenerife have no official recognition, but there is a consensus among geographers about them:.

Flag of Tenerife was originally adopted in 1845 by the navy at its base in the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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Tenerife stands out in the context of the archipelago, by concentrating the largest presence of non-EU foreign population.

Tenerife has three large population areas that are very different and distributed: The Metropolitan Zone, the South Zone and the North Zone.

Recently Tenerife has experienced population growth significantly higher than the national average.

At present, Tenerife is the island with the highest GDP in the Canary Islands.

Tenerife is the most visited island in the archipelago and one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain.

Commerce in Tenerife plays a significant role in the economy which is enhanced by tourism, representing almost 20 percent of the GDP, with the commercial center Santa Cruz de Tenerife generating most of the earnings.

Tenerife belonged to the surrealist school, and invented the technique known as decalcomania.

Tenerife had been trained by the master sculptor Juan Martinez Montanes.

An important musician from Tenerife is Teobaldo Power y Lugo Vina, a native of Santa Cruz and a pianist and composer, and author of the Cantos Canarios.

Tenerife is the home to the types of songs called the isa, folia, tajaraste, and malaguena, which are a cross of ancient Guanche songs and those of Andalusia and Latin America.

Tenerife is characterized by an architecture whose best representatives are the local manor houses and the most humble and common dwellings.

The latter, by the Spaniard Santiago Calatrava, lies to the east of the Parque Maritimo, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and is characterized by its sail-like structure, which evokes a boat, and has become a symbol for the city and island, which makes Santa Cruz de Tenerife one of the Spanish cities with the most futuristic buildings.

In Tenerife were born two Catholic saints who were of the greatest missionaries in the Americas: Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur and Jose de Anchieta.

Tenerife's shrine is a cave in Granadilla de Abona, near the coast, where he lived in his youth.

Tenerife today has 301 centers of childhood education, 297 primary schools, 140 secondary schools and 86 post-secondary schools.

Island of Tenerife is served by Tenerife North – Los Rodeos Airport and Reina Sofia Airport .

Metropolitan Area formed by Santa Cruz and La Laguna is served by the Tranvia de Tenerife which opened in early 2007, after 3 years of intensive works.

Tenerife has an extensive system of buses, which are called guaguas in the Canary Islands.

Since 2007, the Tenerife Tram connects Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Laguna through the suburb of Taco.

The Hospital del Norte de Tenerife opened in 2012 and the Hospital del Sur de Tenerife opened in 2015.

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Cheeses from Tenerife now have a quality mark promoted by the Fundacion Tenerife Rural, to standardize their quality in an attempt to publicize the qualities of the cheese and improve its marketing.

Confectionery in Tenerife is represented and strongly influenced by La Palma, with confections like bienmesabe, leche asada, Principe Alberto, frangollo, huevos moles, quesillo, etc.