Canary Islands People

What did the Guanches look like?

Research indicates that the Guanches were very tall, typically between 175 and 188 cm, and that they had bright rosy skin with mainly blond hair and blue eyes. The fact that they lived outside most of the time and lived in caves made the Guanches physically very strong.

The brave first inhabitants of Tenerife! - Club Canary

What nationality are the Canary Islands?

Canary Islands, Spanish Islas Canarias, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain, consisting of an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, the nearest island being 67 miles (108 km) off the northwest African mainland.

Canary Islands | Geography, Facts, & History | Britannica

What race were Guanches?

The aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, commonly known as Guanches, were genetically most similar to modern North African Berbers, according to an ancient-DNA sequencing study published this week in the journal Current Biology.

Ancient DNA Study Confirms North African Origin of Guanches

Who were the natives of the Canary Islands?

The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Africa. It is believed that they may have arrived on the archipelago some time in the first millennium BC.

Guanches - Wikipedia