What is Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
[[Image:TF SantaCruzdeTF.png|thumb|Santa Cruz de Tenerife (in red) on a map of Tenerife]] [[Image:Auditorio de Tenerife Seitlich.jpg|thumb|Auditorio de Tenerife]] [[Image:Flag Santa Cruz de Tenerife city.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Escudo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Santa Cruz de Tenerife''' is the [[capital (city)|capital]] of the [[Canary Islands]]. It is in [[Tenerife]], the biggest and most important (political and economic) island in the Canary Islands. The Parliament of the Canary Islands is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The population was 222,417 in 2009. During the [[Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], thousands of people take to the streets each year for over a week. On January 18, 1980 it was declared a Fiesta of [[International Tourist Interest]] by the Secretary of State for Tourism, and is one of the world's largest carnivals. == Attractions == * [[Auditorio de Tenerife]] * [[Torres de Santa Cruz]] * [[Plaza de España]] * [[Centro Internacional de Ferias y Congresos de Tenerife]] * [[Parque Gracía Sanabria]] {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} [[Category:Santa Cruz de Tenerife| ]] [[Category:Capital cities in Spain]]