Dávalos — who served as Governor of Quito from 1556 until 1559 — also founded the cities of Cuenca (1557),[2] Baeza (1560)[citation needed] and Azogues (1562).

[citation needed] At the confluence of the Tena and Pano rivers in the center of town is located the Parque Amazónico La Isla with a pedestrian bridge, el Puente Espiral.

From this point, the Napo — which is the 11th largest tributary to the Amazon River in terms of inflow — winds its way east into Peru.

The entry to the city is marked by a statue of the indigenous hero Jumandy, who led an uprising against the Spanish colonizers in 1578 and was subsequently executed.

[citation needed] Around the time of the discovery of oil in the province, Mayor Galo de la Torre Airport was constructed to serve Tena.