The post-conquest period
The times after the conquest can be described as a series of ups and downs. The initial period is the time of prosperity associated with …
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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 …
The first inhabitants
The first inhabitants
Scientists agree on one thing – there were no indigenous people in the Canary Islands. Thanks to radiocarbon dating, the excavations have only been established, that …