A hermitage was raised on the site in 1511 on the order of Alonso Fernández de Lugo. In 1515 a major Mudéjar-style building replaced it, and the site became a parish. A tower was added in 1618, and a new transept and extended main chapel followed in 1752. The article names no architect for the present building.
The current cathedral was built from 1904 to 1915 in Neo-Gothic style. It has a Neoclassical facade, inspired by Pamplona Cathedral, that the article dates to 1820, which it does not reconcile with the later build. Its three aisles and ambulatory are called unique in the Canary Islands. The copper-covered dome is 136 feet (41.5 m) high.
The cathedral closed from 2002 to 2014, when the dome and vaults were demolished and rebuilt. The article says the new vaults use polypropylene fiber, a first for a cathedral. The historic center of La Laguna became a World Heritage Site in 1999.
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