Colegio León
Barrio de El Lasso, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas · Las Palmas
Managed by Cruz Blanca (Hermanos Franciscanos) · ~630 places
Reception camp in the grounds of the former Colegio León in the El Lasso district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, opened on 18 December 2020 with 630 places, managed by Cruz Blanca. The school building itself was permanently closed in 2019 after asbestos was found in its structure, so accommodation is in tents and temporary structures in the outdoor areas. Las Palmas city council extended the transfer of the site for a further five years in October 2025.
Timeline
18 Dec 2020
Camp opened in the school grounds
Opened with 630 places managed by Cruz Blanca. The school building itself had been permanently closed in 2019 after asbestos was found in its structure, so accommodation was in tents and temporary structures outdoors.
Oct 2025
Site transfer extended by five years
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council extended its transfer of the site to the Government Delegation for a further five years.
Source
Canarias7: El Ayuntamiento prorroga cinco años la cesión del colegio León · news
Part of Spain’s reception and detention system. Figures are described neutrally from the cited source; coordinates marked “approx.” are town-level estimates. Most Spanish reception capacity is delivered through acción concertada in rented, dispersed apartments with no published addresses, we do not map homes. Any allegation against a named organisation is reported as an ongoing proceeding, not an established fact.