The tertulia de Nava was a Spanish Enlightenment intellectual circle in San Cristóbal de la Laguna that regularly met at Nava Palace [es].[1] From its creation by Tomás de Nava-Grimón y Porlier to its heyday under his son Alonso de Nava y Grimón [es],[2] the union brought together grand personalities from Tenerife and the rest of the Canary Islands,[3] such as Fernando de la Guerra y del Hoyo-Solórzano,[4] Fernando de Molina y Quesada, Lope Antonio de la Guerra y Peña, Juan Antonio de Urtusáustegui, José de Llarena y Mesa, Agustín de Betancourt, and others.[5] José de Viera y Clavijo was the major promoter and architect of the tertulia as he was integral to the culture of the Canary Islands [es] during the 18th century.[6]

Nava Palace

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  1. ^ Romeu Palazuelos, Enrique (1977). La tertulia de Nava. San Cristóbal de la Laguna. ISBN 84-500-2154-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Cenamor, Francisco (19 February 2008). "La Tertulia de Nava". Escritores Canarios.
  3. ^ Viera y Clavijo, José. La Tertulia de Nava (Rafael Padrón Fernández ed.). IDEA. ISBN 978-84-15872-42-9.
  4. ^ Guimerá Peraza, Marcos (2004). El ilustrado Fernando de la Guerra y del Hoyo-Solórzano (1734-1799). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Guimerá Peraza, Marcos (2012). Viera y Clavijo, la tertulia de Nava y nuestra historia (PDF) (Agustín Guimerá Ravina ed.). San Cristóbal de la Laguna. ISSN 1887-0783.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Romeu Palazuelos, Enrique (1982). La Ilustración en La Laguna y algunos ilustrados. San Cristóbal de la Laguna. pp. 82–83. ISSN 0423-4804.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)