Original: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria aka Las Palmas is the capital (jointly with the Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 381,123 in 2008.
Simplified: Together with Santa Cruz de Tenerife, it is the capital of the Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias (Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands).