History of Spain. Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands. Inauguration of the telegraph cable that established direct communication between the island of La Palma and the island of Tenerife. Aspect of the port on the morning of 16 November 1883, when the ships that were conducting the telegraph cable were visited. The cable squad was composed of the ships "Dacia", "International" and "Ceres", which are the ones in the foreground, on the left of the image. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). (La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), January 15, 1884. Author: Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish painter and engraver.