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San Sebastián de La Gomera

Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W / 28.09222°N 17.11000°W / 28.09222; -17.11000
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San Sebastián de La Gomera
Municipality
San Sebastián de La Gomera
San Sebastián de La Gomera
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San Sebastián de La Gomera is located in Canary Islands
San Sebastián de La Gomera
San Sebastián de La Gomera
San Sebastián de La Gomera is located in Spain, Canary Islands
San Sebastián de La Gomera
San Sebastián de La Gomera
Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W / 28.09222°N 17.11000°W / 28.09222; -17.11000
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
ProvinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife
IslandLa Gomera
Government
 • MayorAdasat Reyes Herrera (Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG))
Area
 • Total113.59 km2 (43.86 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
 • Total9,584
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code
38880
Area code+34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife)
WebsiteTown Hall

San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 9,584 in 2023,[3] and the area is 113.59 square kilometres (43.86 sq mi).[1]

The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Del Quinto Centenario.

History

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On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to what he thought were the Indies not knowing that the Americas were what he eventually discovered.[4]

List of notable people

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San Sebastián de la Gomera, with the towering volcano Teide in the background on the island of Tenerife
San Sebastián de la Gomera seen from the northwest

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ^ Estimate of 1 January 2023: from Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ^ Estimate of 1 January 2023: from Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. ^ Phillips & Phillips 1992, pp. 146–47.

Bibliography

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  • Phillips, William D. Jr.; Phillips, Carla Rahn (1992). The Worlds of Christopher Columbus. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35097-6.
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