Canary Islanders, or Canarians, are the people of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain near the coast of northwest Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish language spoken in the region is known as habla canaria or the (dialecto) canario. The Canarians, and their descendants, played a major role during the conquest, colonization, and eventual independence movements of various countries in Latin America. Their ethnic and cultural presence is most palpable in the countries of Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well as the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Canarian girls singing in Gran Canaria 1972
Silbo Gomero demonstration at a restaurant in La Gomera
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, the first Canarian catholic saint
Isleño trapper and sons, Delacroix Island, 1941
Canarian Spanish or Canary Island Spanish is a variant of standard Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands by the Canary Islanders.
Estación de guaguas ("Bus station") at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands.