Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN - BIRDSEYE - Canary Islands, Nelson lost arm

Description: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN - BIRDSEYE: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in full Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife, and commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is the capital (jointly with Las Palmas) of the Canary Islands, and the capital of Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. ,Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its administrative limits. The urban zone of Santa Cruz extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 507,306. This is the main city on the island of Tenerife with a population of nearly 1 million. Located in northeast quadrant of Tenerife, about 210 kilometres (130 mi) off the northwestern coast of Africa within the Atlantic Ocean. Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927 Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands, until 1927 when a decree ordered that the capital of the Canary Islands be shared, as it remains at present. The port is of great importance and is the communications hub between Europe, Africa and Americas, with cruise ships arriving from many nations. The city is the focus for domestic and inter-island communications in the Canary Islands. Due to the strategic location of Tenerife on the route between the Mediterranean and the Americas, it was attacked a number of times by the English and the Dutch. In particular, Santa Cruz Bay was the scene of two notable naval engagements involving two of the most famous British admirals. In 1656, Admiral Robert Blake totally destroyed a Spanish silver fleet of 16 ships for the loss of none of his own, despite being under fire from shore batteries and attacking and withdrawing on the tide. 50 years later, the British under John Jennings were defeated when they attacked the island on 6 November 1706 during the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1797 Admiral Horatio Nelson met with bloody defeat in an attempt to storm the harbour. It was at this battle that Nelson lost his right arm having been hit before he had stepped off the ship's boat. It was on Santiago's day and that is the reason for having Santiago's sword cutting the lion's head as a symbol of the British defeat. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) is in good conditon, but there is some edge wear and soiling. Norbrega's English Bazar. No. 1. No. 1817.

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Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-02-04T02:14:19.000Z

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