History Las Palmas Cathedral



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the present church commenced in 1500, in episcopate of fr. diego de muros (d. 1524), dean of santiago. third bishop of las palmas. architect don diego montaude. design credited him, though succeeded juan de palacio. structure finished, , first offices celebrated, on eve of corpus christi, 1570, in time of fourteenth bishop, fr. juan de alzolares. eighteenth century saw reconstruction , refurbishment of cathedral after bishop, controlling large tithe surplus, decided commence work, overseen dean d. geronimo roos. architect of existing cathedral don diego nicolas eduardo. eduardo s plans submitted st ferdinand academy of madrid, retained original drawings, , returned copies commencement of work itself.


las palmas cathedral cathedral in canary islands until 1819, when founded roman catholic diocese of san cristóbal de la laguna based in la laguna cathedral, jurisdiction islands of province of santa cruz de tenerife.








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