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Hernán (or Fernán) Peraza de Ayala, ( Seville, c. 1450 - San Sebastián de La Gomera, 1488), also known as Hernán/Fernán Peraza The Younger (“el Joven”) or The Groom (“el Mozo”) to distinguish him from his grandfather, was a nobleman and Castilian conquistador who participated in the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the ...
Inés Peraza de las Casas ( Seville, c. 1424 - Seville, 1503) was the territorial lady of the Canary Islands, which she inherited from her father Hernán Peraza the Elder and her late brother Guillén Peraza. As the first monarch since the islands were unified by her father, Inés titled herself “Queen of the Canary Islands,” which she held ...
Hernán (or Fernán) Peraza Martel also known as Hernán/Fernán Peraza the Elder (El Viejo), ( Seville, c. 1390 – San Sebastián de La Gomera, 1452) was a Castilian nobleman and Conquistador, and the territorial lord of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century . He was the founder of the towns of San Sebastián de La Gomera and Valverde .
Spain no. ES-12520. The Maspalomas Lighthouse ( Spanish: Faro de Maspalomas) is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. It lies at one end of the Maspalomas beach, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the Maspalomas Dunes.
30 May 2025. ( 2025-05-30) Frequency. annual. The Day of the Canary Islands ( Spanish: Día de Canarias) [ 1] is celebrated annually on 30 May. It is a public holiday in the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands. [ 2] The day was chosen as the anniversary of the first session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, held on 30 May ...
Language. Spanish. Headquarters. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Website. canarias7 .es. Canarias7 is a Spanish language daily newspaper headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. [1] It was first published on 2 October 1982. [2] [3] The paper is part of Informaciones Canarias S.A. (Inforcasa).
Gran Telescopio Canarias. / 28.75661°N 17.89203°W / 28.75661; -17.89203. The Gran Telescopio Canarias ( GranTeCan or GTC) is a 10.4 m (410 in) reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the world's largest single-aperture optical telescope.
José de Viera y Clavijo (28 December 1731 – 21 February 1813), was a Spanish, of Portuguese descent, [1] Enlightenment ecclesiastic, poet, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor. He is best known for his exhaustive History of the Canary Islands ( Historia de Canarias ), which took 20 years of work.