San Cristóbal de La Laguna, commonly known as La Laguna, is a city and municipality located in the northern part of the island of Tenerife within the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Situated on the Canary Islands, it lies alongside Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with the two municipalities forming a single large urban center. Although it was once the capital of the Canary Islands, it now serves as the cultural capital of the archipelago and is the third-most populous city in the region.