Gáldar

To talk about the history of Gáldar is to talk about the history of Gran Canaria, as it was the main settlement on the island in pre-Hispanic times. To know the origins of the city we must go back to the 7th century AD, when the first evidence of settlement in the area...

History of Gáldar

The Plaza de Santiago is the meeting and leisure place for the residents of Gáldar as it is the epicentre of the festivities of the patron saint of Santiago or other events such as concerts, fairs or the street market held on Thursdays. The importance of this space date...

Santiago Square

Gáldar, despite being the political and administrative head of the north-western area of Gran Canaria, with a mayor's office and a justice's office since the end of the conquest, did not have a fixed seat until the purchase in 1830 of the current Casas Consistoriales, l...

Plaza de Santiago and its surroundings.