Seventy percent of German ships docked in the Canary Islands between 1919 and 1939, a period of history illustrated by the photos unearthed by historian José Miguel Rodríguez Illescas
The banner welcoming German sailors as they came ashore in Santa Cruz.PEDRO BOLAÑOS SOBRADO COLLECTIONThe mooring of the ‘Robert Ley’ at the Santa Cruz harbor, Tenerife, in April 1939.SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE PORT AUTHORITYThe bow of the ‘Robert Ley’ after it arrived in Santa Cruz.SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE PORT AUTHORITYThe ‘Gneisenau’ at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria harbor in July 1939.BILDARCHIVSailors from the ‘Deutschland’ in Príncipe de Santa Cruz square on Tenerife, in February 1939.RAFAEL LLANOS PENEDO COLLECTIONAn excursion to Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife undertaken by the crew under the command of Admiral Graf Spee.AGUSTÍN VÁZQUEZ COLLECTIONOfficers under Admiral Graf Spee snack during the excursion to Puerto de la Cruz.AGUSTÍN MIRANDA ARMAS COLLECTIONThe Graf zeppelin watched by crowds on Tenerife.AGUSTÍN VÁZQUEZ COLLECTIONSailors from the ‘Schleisen’ pose with members of the Falange in front of the ancient ‘Drago milenario’ tree at Icod de los Vinos, in Tenerife.ISLA DE TENERIFE TEA PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER
