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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (, , ), is a city and capital (jointly with Las Palmas) of the Canary Islands, the capital of Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and of the island of Tenerife. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its administrative limits.〔 The urban zone of Santa Cruz extends beyond the city limits with a population of 507,306〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Population and living conditions in Urban Audit cities, larger urban zone (LUZ) )〕 and 538,000〔 within urban area. It is the second largest city in the Canary Islands and the main city on the island of Tenerife, with nearly half the island population living in or around it. Located in northeast quadrant of Tenerife, about 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.〔(''Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833'' ) on wikisource〕〔(''Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833'' ) at the official website of the Canary Islands Government〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Turismo Tenerife: Alojamiento, Carnaval, Actividades... – Tenerife )〕 The city is home to the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the Canarian Ministry of the Presidency (shared on a four-year cycle with Las Palmas), one half of the Ministries and Boards of the Canarian Government, (the other half being located in Gran Canaria), the Tenerife Provincial Courts and two courts of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands. There are several faculties of the La Laguna University in Santa Cruz, including the Fine Arts School and the Naval Sciences Faculty. Its harbour is one of Spain's busiest; it comprises three sectors. It is important for commercial and passenger traffic, as well as for being a major stopover for cruisers en route from Europe to the Caribbean. The city also has one of the world's largest carnivals. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife now aspires to become a World Heritage Site, and is the most important of Spain and the second largest in the world.〔()〕 The main landmarks of the city include the Auditorio de Tenerife (Auditorium of Tenerife), the Santa Cruz Towers (Torres de Santa Cruz) and the Iglesia de la Concepción. Santa Cruz de Tenerife hosts the first headquarters of the Center UNESCO in the Canary Islands. In recent years the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has seen the construction of a significant number of modern structures and the city's skyline is the sixth in height across the country, only behind Madrid, Benidorm, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao. In 2012, the British newspaper ''The Guardian'' included Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the list of the five best places in the world to live.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, uno de los cinco mejores sitios del mundo para vivir, según "The Guardian" )〕 ==Etymology== The area where Santa Cruz currently lies belonged to Menceyato Guanche Anaga, which was the most easterly of the island. The city that is now Santa Cruz had a few names throughout its history: Añazo (Guanche name), Puerto de Santiago Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=El por qué de Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Portal turismo y ocio de Santa Cruz de Tenerife Islas Canarias – SANTACRUZ MAS +++++++++ )〕 and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (current), which means: "holy cross in the island Tenerife," in memory of the foundation of the city, when a Christian cross was planted in the place that is now the center of town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Cruz de Tenerife」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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