Guanches
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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
Canary Islands
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The Canary Islands or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain, located about 100 kilometres off the northwest coast of Africa. The archipel
Guanches
…The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 kilometres (60 mi) to the west of modern Morocco and the North African coast. The islanders spoke the Guanche…
Guanche mummy of a woman (830 AD). Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
A selection of artefacts unearthed from the Lomo de los Gatos site on Gran Canaria
Reconstruction of a Guanche settlement of Tenerife
Alonso Fernández de Lugo presenting the captured native Guanche kings of Tenerife to the Catholic Monarchs