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On This Day: 20 May

Everything 20 May leaves in Canary Islands history: birthdays and anniversaries of notable figures, notable dates and historical events across the archipelago.

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Santiago Tejera OssavarryRegionalist composerBorn 174 years ago
Blas Cabrera FelipePhysicistBorn 148 years ago

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Cristóbal ColónGenoese navigatorDied 520 years ago
Alonso Fernández de LugoCastilian conquerorDied 501 years ago

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