Lifestyle: did you know · Tenerife · 13.11, 22:59
Canary Islands commemorate 300 years of relations with Uruguay
A ceremony took place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Friday 13 November to mark the 300th anniversary of 25 families arriving from the Canary Islands in Montevideo in 1726.
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The event at Espacio La Granja gathered representatives from institutions, the consular corps, and the Uruguayan community living on the islands. Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, highlighted the importance of historical emigration for the identity of both regions.
The ceremony aimed to emphasise the lasting cultural and historical ties between the archipelago and Uruguay. These ties have existed for over 300 years.
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