Guanche mummies are the intentionally desiccated remains of members of the indigenous Berber Guanche people of the Tenerife. The Guanche mummies were made during the eras prior to Spanish settlement of the area in the 15th century. The methods of embalming are similar to those that were used by the Ancient Egyptians, though fewer mummies remain from the Guanche due to looting and desecration.
Guanche mummy at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid
Mummy of San Andrés in the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
The Guanche were the historic Indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 kilometres (60 mi) west of the North African coast. They spoke the Guanche language. Believed to have been related to Berber languages of North Africa, it became extinct in the 17th century after the islands were colonized.
Statue of Tegueste at Candelaria, Tenerife
Guanche rock carvings in La Palma
Guanche pottery (Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Tenerife)
Guanche kings of Tenerife surrendering to Alonso Fernández de Lugo