Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands consists of two provinces , Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife , whose capitals ( Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife ) are capitals of the autonomous community .
Simplified: The autonomus community has two capital cities , of equal status : Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria .