The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 kilometres to the west of modern Morocco and the North African coast. The islanders spoke the
Statue of Tegueste at Candelaria, Tenerife
Guanche rock carvings in La Palma
Guanche pottery exhibit (Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Tenerife).
Guanche kings of Tenerife surrendering to Alonso Fernández de Lugo
The Battle of Aguere, or Battle of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, was fought between forces of the Crown of Castile, led by the Adelantado Alonso Fernández de Lugo, and the natives of Tenerife, called Gu