Las Palmas (redirected from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

Las Palmas: see Palmas, Las, Spain.

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Las Palmas

 or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Seaport city (pop., 2001: 354,863), northeastern Grand Canary Island, Spain. The largest city and chief port of the Canary Islands, it was founded in 1478 and served as a base for the Spanish conquest of Tenerife and La Palma islands. It grew after the port was constructed in 1883. It is a year-round resort; historic sites include a 15th-century cathedral and the house of Christopher Columbus.

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Las Palmas

a port in the central Canary Islands, on NE Grand Canary: a major fuelling port on the main shipping route between Europe and South America. Pop.: 377 600 (2003 est.)

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Las Palmas 

the principal city and port of the Canary Islands, located on Gran Canaria Island. Administrative center of Las Palmas Province; a part of Spain. Population, 263,300 (1969).

Las Palmas is an important junction for transatlantic communications and a bunkering and repair base of international significance. The turnover of goods in the port (La Luz) was 5.2 million tons in 1969, including 4.2 million tons in imports, primarily oil. The food industry is an important branch of the local economy. Las Palmas, founded in 1478, is a winter resort.