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Article #116: Guanches - The Aborigines Of The Canary Islands

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The Guanches are believed to be the first high level of knowledge about sea and
inhabitants of the Canary Islands. Where boats. And how did they get there in the
they came from is still uncertain, but first place if they didn't know anything
they could actually be a mix of Berbers about boats?
from the north of Africa, and The Spaniards started to discover the
scandinavian vikings. Written material world in the early 1400's, and the Canary
from the spanish 'conquistadores' in the Islands were amongst the first
15th century states that the Guanches territories to be conquered. The conquest
could be described as tall and blue-eyed. of the Canary Islands began in 1402, when
Modern research has given that the Canary the expedition of Juan de Bethencourt
population of today has a significant landed in the island of Lanzarote.
level of blood group 0, just as in some Every island fought back, but with little
areas of North Africa, like the Berbers success. The Guanches couldn“t stand the
of Ait Haddidu of Upper Atlas. But the millitary pressure from the spanish.
researchers have still not found any After all, the Guanche society was at a
solid explanation for the blue eyes of Stone Age-level, while Spain at the same
the Guanche population. time aimed to conquer the whole world by
All mayor Canary Islands were inhabited using modern ships and weapons. The story
by the Guanches, and they were ruled by tells us that the biggest islands, the
different tribes. They lived at Stone ones of Gran Canaria and Tenerife, were
Age-level, and often used volcanic caves the last ones to fall, after famous
and rock formations for creating small battles such as the one of Acentejo,
villages. Even though they lived on Tenerife.
islands, it seems they never reached a






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