https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/ History, culture, nature and heritage of the Canary Islands. en https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/manuel-deniz-caraballo-press-vacaguare-canarian-autonomism/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/manuel-deniz-caraballo-press-vacaguare-canarian-autonomism/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The newspaper ¡Vacaguaré!, founded by Manuel Déniz Caraballo in Lanzarote, played a crucial role in spreading autonomist ideas in the Canary Islands at the beginning of the 20th century, closely linked to Secundino Delgado. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/almogarenes-telde-aboriginal-ritual-sites/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/almogarenes-telde-aboriginal-ritual-sites/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A detailed look at the almogarenes of Telde, the ritual spaces of ancient Canarians, focusing on Cuatro Puertas, Barranco de Silva, and El Baladero. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/subsidence-canary-islands-difference-hawaii/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/subsidence-canary-islands-difference-hawaii/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Unlike Hawaii, the Canary Islands show minimal subsidence, which shapes their volcanic evolution and coastal morphology. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/formation-canarian-gentilics-suffixes-variants-usage/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/formation-canarian-gentilics-suffixes-variants-usage/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Discover how Canarian gentilics are formed, the most common suffixes, their nuances, and their use in both popular and formal language. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/artisanal-fishing-blue-economy-gomera-hierro-tenerife/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/artisanal-fishing-blue-economy-gomera-hierro-tenerife/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia An analysis of the role of artisanal fishing in the economy and culture of La Gomera, El Hierro, and Tenerife, and its connection to sustainability and local gastronomy. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/painted-cave-galdar-technique-meaning-mural-art/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/painted-cave-galdar-technique-meaning-mural-art/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A detailed look at the techniques and meaning behind the polychrome murals of the Painted Cave of Gáldar, the most remarkable example of indigenous mural painting in Gran Canaria. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/canary-militias-identity-regionalism-history/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/canary-militias-identity-regionalism-history/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The Canary Militias played a central role in shaping Canarian identity and regionalism during the 19th and 20th centuries, frequently invoked as a symbol of autonomy and insular distinctiveness. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/altitudinal-zonation-vegetation-canary-islands-humboldt/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/altitudinal-zonation-vegetation-canary-islands-humboldt/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Humboldt’s altitudinal zonation model for Tenerife shaped scientific understanding of Canarian forests, but later research revealed a more complex and dynamic ecological reality. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/father-luis-anchieta-erudition-historical-work/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/father-luis-anchieta-erudition-historical-work/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Father Luis de Anchieta, born in La Laguna in 1648, was a Jesuit, preacher, and author of a key historical work on the Canary Islands in the 17th century. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/canarian-regionalism-1906-survey-opinions-island-autonomy/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/canarian-regionalism-1906-survey-opinions-island-autonomy/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Early twentieth-century Canarian regionalism grew out of centralisation, inter-island rivalry, economic imbalances and inadequate representation. El Progreso’s 1906 survey revealed the movement’s diversity. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/guanche-pottery-tenerife-techniques-types-hupalupa/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/guanche-pottery-tenerife-techniques-types-hupalupa/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The Hermógenes Afonso collection provides a detailed overview of Guanche pottery from Tenerife, highlighting its manufacturing techniques, materials, and characteristic forms. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/guanche-vocabulary-everyday-canarian-speech/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/guanche-vocabulary-everyday-canarian-speech/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A look at how Guanche words survive in Canarian Spanish, with examples and origins of terms still in use today. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/san-borondon-phantom-island-canary-islands-atlantic-tradition/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/san-borondon-phantom-island-canary-islands-atlantic-tradition/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia San Borondón, the island that appears and disappears, holds a unique place in Canarian and Atlantic imagination. This article explores its origins, development, and the literary and cartographic sources linking it to the Canary Islands. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/water-canary-islands-resources-management-challenges/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/water-canary-islands-resources-management-challenges/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Water is a limited and essential resource in the Canary Islands. This article examines its origins, management strategies, and the challenges of its use. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/andamana-earliest-historical-figure-canary-islands/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/andamana-earliest-historical-figure-canary-islands/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Andamana was a prominent leader in 14th-century Gran Canaria, uniting the island under a single monarchy and becoming the earliest documented historical figure of the Canary Islands. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/evolution-archaeological-survey-tegueste-methods-results/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/evolution-archaeological-survey-tegueste-methods-results/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A detailed analysis of archaeological surveys in Tegueste, their methods, and the results obtained from the mid-20th century to the present. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/canarian-colloquial-language-chronicles-alonso-quesada/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/language/canarian-colloquial-language-chronicles-alonso-quesada/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia An analysis of the use of Canarian colloquial language in Alonso Quesada's journalistic chronicles, highlighting their documentary and literary value. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/nariz-de-perro-theatre-archaeology-galdar/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/culture/nariz-de-perro-theatre-archaeology-galdar/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia In 1988, the Ajódar Theatre Group staged 'Nariz de Perro' at La Guancha Necropolis, blending theatre and archaeological heritage to highlight Canarian aboriginal culture. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/geology-formation-la-cerera-cave-arucas/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/archaeology/geology-formation-la-cerera-cave-arucas/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The La Cerera cave, located on the southern slope of the Arucas Mountain, is a remarkable example of volcanic cave formation and sedimentary infill processes in Gran Canaria. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/impact-sugarcane-deforestation-canary-islands/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/nature/impact-sugarcane-deforestation-canary-islands/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The introduction and expansion of sugarcane cultivation in the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries led to intense deforestation, especially in low and humid areas, irreversibly altering the islands' forest landscape. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/jose-lujan-perez-life-works-canarian-sculptor/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/figures/jose-lujan-perez-life-works-canarian-sculptor/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia José Luján Pérez, born in Guía in 1756, became a prominent sculptor and architect in Gran Canaria, leaving a significant artistic mark on the island. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/lanzarote-fuerteventura-school-textbooks-canary-islands/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/lanzarote-fuerteventura-school-textbooks-canary-islands/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A detailed analysis of the representation of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in school textbooks published between 1978 and 1987, highlighting the lack of specificity and prevalence of stereotypes. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/gavias-nateros-traditional-water-systems-fuerteventura/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/gavias-nateros-traditional-water-systems-fuerteventura/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Gavias and nateros are traditional systems that have enabled agriculture in Fuerteventura by capturing and managing scarce surface water in an arid environment. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/papal-bull-diocese-rubicon-first-episcopal-see-canary-islands/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/papal-bull-diocese-rubicon-first-episcopal-see-canary-islands/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia The 1404 papal bull by Benedict XIII established the first Canarian diocese in Rubicón, Lanzarote, marking the beginning of ecclesiastical organization in the islands. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/slavery-fuerteventura-16th-17th-centuries-origins-market-manumission/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/slavery-fuerteventura-16th-17th-centuries-origins-market-manumission/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia A documentary analysis of slavery in Fuerteventura during the 16th and 17th centuries, focusing on the origins of slaves, the slave market, and manumission processes. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/lack-digital-resources-canarian-art-secondary/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/lack-digital-resources-canarian-art-secondary/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia Canarian art is underrepresented in digital educational resources for secondary education, limiting its teaching and awareness in Canary Islands classrooms. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/maria-betancourt-experimentation-silk-industry-tenerife/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/maria-betancourt-experimentation-silk-industry-tenerife/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia María de Betancourt was notable in 18th-century Tenerife for her experimentation and teaching in the silk industry, contributing to technical improvements and the training of other women.[^maria-del-carmen-betancourt] https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/religious-painting-fuerteventura-lanzarote-early-modern/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/religious-painting-fuerteventura-lanzarote-early-modern/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia An in-depth look at religious painting in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the 17th and 18th centuries, highlighting the influence of Tenerife, iconographic themes, and the preservation of works in local churches. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/orchilla-zero-meridian-el-hierro/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/orchilla-zero-meridian-el-hierro/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guido Gargiulo At Punta Orchilla, El Hierro preserves the memory of the old zero meridian: an Atlantic edge where Europe imagined the beginning of the map for centuries. https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/trade-lanzarote-madeira-early-modern/ https://www.canariashistoria.com/en/articles/history/trade-lanzarote-madeira-early-modern/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canarias Historia In the 16th and 17th centuries, Lanzarote and Madeira maintained a dynamic trade relationship based on the exchange of cereals, slaves, and other goods, reflecting a complementary economic system between the two archipelagos.