Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, city, Spain, a port in the Canary Islands, northeastern Grand Canary Island, capital of Las Palmas Province. The port of Las Palmas is a major supply and fueling station for transatlantic vessels. The chief industries in the city are tourism, fishing, and fish processing; the principal exports are foodstuffs and tobacco. Las Palmas, founded in 1478, contains a cathedral begun in the same year and a house visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Population (1998 estimate) 352,641.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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