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The charcoal pits of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, a living memory of the sacrifice of a trade

Sunday, January 25, 2026

For centuries, the peaks of San Bartolomé de Tirajana were home to an activity essential to daily life and the rural economy of the municipality: the production of charcoal using charcoal pits, a hard and silent trade that today [...] Read more...

History of Gran Canaria: The curious connection between San Agustín beach and the Vatican after the election of Leo XIV

Saturday, May 10, 2025

We learn about the origins of the order of the new Holy Father, which shares the same name as one of the most popular tourist areas of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Read more...

131 years of the town of San Bartolomé de Tirajana: the living history of a land of identity and progress

Sunday, October 12, 2025

The largest municipality in Gran Canaria commemorates the 131st anniversary of its appointment as a Villa, a title that marked its institutional consolidation and its leading role in the development of the southern island. Read more...

The memory of Valbanera

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

History of Gran Canaria: Where does the name San Bartolomé de Tirajana come from?

Sunday, June 01, 2025

On an island where every corner holds a story that blends conquest, beliefs, and aboriginal roots, the name of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is no exception. Behind that long title—which has generated everything from postal errors [...] Read more...

The Agüimes Mutiny: the revolt that shaped the southeast of Gran Canaria that we know today

Saturday, April 19, 2025

More than 300 years ago, the residents of southeastern Gran Canaria rebelled against the plundering of their lands. Read more...

History of our towns: Do you know how Santa Lucía de Tirajana was born?

Friday, December 13, 2024

This Friday, December 13, Saint Lucia's day, we remember when Santa Lucía de Tirajana emerged and the first steps of the territory as an independent municipality Read more...

Our Lady of Candelaria and Our Lady of the Pine: the historic debate over who is the patron saint of the Canary Islands

Sunday, June 08, 2025

Two Marian devotions, two islands and a shared devotion that has marked the religious history of the archipelago Read more...

A Facebook data centre and campaigns to get neighbours to greet each other: this is Lulea, the Swedish town twinned with Santa Lucía de Tirajana

Friday, December 13, 2024

Beyond its historic twinning with the municipality in the southeast of Gran Canaria, the frozen town on the Swedish coast does not have many similarities with Santa Lucía de Tirajana Read more...

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