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I would have to disagree with you there Silver, the Canarian people are not Spanish they are Canarian (descendants of the Guanche's) and would not thank you for Calling them Spanish.
In fact the feeling is so strong that in Lanzarote the local Cemetery has the words Spanish Hotel sprayed on it's sign post !!!
In fact the feeling is so strong that in Lanzarote the local Cemetery has the words Spanish Hotel sprayed on it's sign post !!!
Got this from wikipedia, which explain quite well.The term guanche is generically applied to the natives of origin "Bereber" who inhabited the Canary islands before the Castilian conquest in 1496.
Traditionally it has been considered that the term guanche was the way in which the native ones of the island of Tenerife refered to themselves. Thus, the voice guanche would come from tamazight or to bereber, of the words "Wa n Chinet" and that would mean "(man) that is of Chinet" - Chinet = Island of Tenerife -, that is to say, tinerfeño.
With the passage of time this gentilicio would become general for all the native settlers of the Canary islands, although the inhabitants of the rest of the islands had own names, not existing no term that talked about all the set, except for the one of magicians or mauros
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However the Canary Islands have been Spanish for over 400 years and only very small % of descendants of the Guanche have survived (very few pure), most mixed and Spanish blood (also mixed over the centuries with other nations) is dominant. The dislike of penisulars (mainlanders) is more a political problem than anything else.
Looking at America it is easier to understand.
That is a good question for debate...as the multinational roots of Gibraltains are many, and English do not have the same rights there.Would someone from Gibraltar not have a British passport even though they are Gibraltarian ???
However the Canary Islands have been Spanish for over 400 years and only very small % of descendants of the Guanche have survived (very few pure), most mixed and Spanish blood (also mixed over the centuries with other nations) is dominant. The dislike of penisulars (mainlanders) is more a political problem than anything else.
Africans...who arrived before the Spanish...so time shows that guanches are not canarians either. That is if one decides to think likewise.The term guanche is generically applied to the natives of origin "Bereber"
Looking at America it is easier to understand.
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Technically silver you are of course correct, the same as a Scots or Welsh person would always call themselves Scottish or Welsh and not British, the Canarians do not think of themselves as Spanish in any form other than by rule , they consider themselves Canarian and the true Canarians do dislike the Spanish or mainlanders including the migrant Spanish workers who are resident there!!
I for one do not care if they are called Spanish or Canarian but I do know from living amongst them that they did seem a much warmer, friendly and tacktile people than the Spanish that I have met.
I for one do not care if they are called Spanish or Canarian but I do know from living amongst them that they did seem a much warmer, friendly and tacktile people than the Spanish that I have met.
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