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 ) .