La Gomera La Gomera La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of 369.76 square kilometers, it is the second smallest of the seven main islands of this group. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Its capital is San Sebastián de La Gomera, where the headquarters of the Cabildo are located. La Gomera is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is divided into six municipalities: The island government ("cabildo insular") is located in the capital, San Sebastián. The island is
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (; Berber language: "Badis"; Arabic: "jazīrat ghumara"), in ancient times Badis or Bades, is a Spanish rock ("plaza de soberanía") in the west of the Mediterranean Sea, connected to the Moroccan shore by a sandy isthmus. It is also connected to a smaller islet to the east, la Isleta, by a rocky isthmus. It is one of several "peñones", or rock-fortresses, on the coast of Northern Africa. Vélez de la Gomera, along with la Isleta, are administered by the Spanish central government, and have a population consisting only