| San Sebastián de La Gomera | |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Spanish |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | San Sebastián de La Gomera |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| Coordinates: | 28.0922°N -17.11°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Subdivision Name3: | La Gomera |
| Leader Party: | Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG) |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Adasat Reyes Herrera |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 113.59 |
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2023 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9584 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +1) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 38880 |
| Area Code: | +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife) |
| Website: | Town Hall |
San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 9,584 in 2023,[3] and the area is 113.59km2.[1]
The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Del Quinto Centenario.
On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to what he thought were the Indies not knowing that the Americas were what he eventually discovered.