Santa Cruz de la Palma is a city and a municipality on the east coast of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the capital of the island, the first democratically elected town hall in Spain. The city was founded by Alonso Fernandez de Lugo on May 3, 1493. The city, originally called Villa del Apuron, served as a port that connected routes to the Americas, exporting goods from the island such as sugarcane. Santa Cruz de la Palma has the only major port in the island, serving ferry routes to Cadiz in Spain, as well as to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. Many cruise line firms visit the port.
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