25th Anniversary of San Cristóbal de La Laguna as a World Heritage Site
San Cristóbal de La Laguna was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1999, for being a unique example of a colonial city without walls, and built from a complex project based on navigation as a science of the time and as a space for the organisation of a new social order. science of the time and as a space for organising a new social order.
The original layout from 1500, which has remained intact over the centuries, of influences between European and Hispano-Portuguese culture, European and Spanish-Portuguese culture and American culture, with which it has maintained a constant link from a human, cultural and socio-economic point of view.
The court of the Three Wise Men from the East will remain in the Parque de la Constitución until 4 January.
Institutional acts, salutes of honour and recognitions such as the commemorative stamp of the anniversary, join various cultural proposals in an extensive programme of events .
The mayor thanked Navarro “for her perseverance and leadership, which has been fundamental for La Laguna to celebrate the 25th anniversary of such an important milestone in our history”.
The mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, was in charge of welcoming the public present during the inaugural session, highlighting “the quality and professional background of the people who make up this rich programme, with which a quarter of a century later we can reflect on what happened in this period, in the city and its surroundings”.
A city to photograph
