Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located north of the island of Lanzarote across the strait named El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park ("Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo"). It is administrated by the municipality of Teguise. The only two settlements are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Casas de Pedro Barba. The population is about 600. Tourism is the main
Religion in the Canary Islands process of conquest, although the presence of Christian elements in the archipelago dates back at least a century before its incorporation into the Crown of Castile. The first news that speaks of the introduction of Christianity in the islands dates from 1351, that year Pope Clement VI created the "Bishopric of the Islands of Fortune" or "Bishopric of Telde" on the island of Gran Canaria. The Bishopric of Telde was basically a project of evangelization of the Canary Islands of Mallorcan and Catalan missionaries, which failed because of the piratical raids of the Europeans who angered the natives. This situation