Estado de la educación de Tenerife a finales del siglo XVIII

Authors

José Santos PuertoSalto de línea Ana Vega NavarroSalto de línea Universidad de la Laguna.

Abstract

Education in Tenerife at the End of the XVIII CenturySalto de línea Salto de línea The survey which gave rise to the so-called «Ensenada Cadastre» was not carried out in the Canary Islands. As a result, school statistics in Tenerife were scarce until after the first decades of the XIX century. Some years ago, Antonio Bethencourt Massieu revealed a report issued by the mayor of La Laguna in 1970. Its aim was that of reflecting the current situation of education in that island at the end of the historical period known as the Ancien Régime.Salto de línea In this study the authors present the whole expedient which sparked that report off and which contradicts, somehow, Proffesor Bethencourt's thesis. Besides, they show the facts and reasons which gave rise to the report, the way it was disseminated and the educational contents included in it. On the other hand, the transcription of the information provided by certain municipalities is also contained.

Keywords

Education in Tenerife, 18th century, Joaquín Bernard, school establishment, Tenerife mayors.