Local authority
Politically, the Canary Islands belong to the Kingdom of Spain as one of the autonomous communities (Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands). Means, …
Category: Canary Islands
The post-conquest period
The post-conquest period
The times after the conquest can be described as a series of ups and downs. The initial period was the period of prosperity related to the production of cane sugar and wine, …
Conquest
Conquest
The Canary Islands Conquest began with the capture of Lanzarote in 1402 r. and continued until the conquest of Tenerife in 1496 r. The first stage of the conquest, when Lanzarote was conquered, …
Who were the Guanches
Although now the date of the Guanches (guanches) is being used, speaking of all the first inhabitants of the archipelago, originally, the name referred only to the inhabitants of Tenerife. The word guanchinet in the language …