Canary Islands
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16 Aug 1982 - 10 Apr 1989 Local Flag
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Adopted
10 Apr 1989 Local Flag
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Map
of Canary Islands
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Hear
National Anthem
"Marcha Real" (Royal March)
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Hear
Local Anthem
"Arrorró" (Lullaby) Adopted 30 May 2003
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Constitution (29 Dec 1978)
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Capital: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Acatife 1405-1480)
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Currency: Euro (EUR); to 1 Jan 2002: Spanish Peseta (ESP)
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National Holiday: 12 Oct National Day ---------------------
Local Holiday: May 30 Dia de las Islas Canarias (Canary Islands Day)
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Population: 1,995,833 (2006)
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GDP: $ N/A (included in Spain figures)
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Exports: $N/A Imports: $N/A (included in Spain figures)
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Ethnic groups: Spanish
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Total Police Forces: N/A Defense is the Responsibility of Spain Merchant marine: N/A
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Religions: Roman Catholic
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Canary Islands Index
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Chronology
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'Fortunate Islands' are ruled by native Guanches.
14th cent.
Frequently visited by Mallorcan ships.
1312
Lancelotto Malocello settles on Lanzarote.
1402
Juan de Béthencourt conquers Fuerteventura and
Hierro islands and then proclaims himself king,
but recognizing the King of Castille as overlord.
15 Dec 1405 - 1480
Canary Islands a protectorate of Castille.
1406 - 1479
Islands claimed on and off by Portugal.
1448 - 1459
Sold to King of Portugal by de Béthencourt heirs.
1476
Sold to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain by Peraza
heirs.
8 Sep 1479
Sovereignty of Castille recognized by the Treaty
of Alcáçovas.
6 Mar 1480
Gran Canaria a colony of Castille (from 1556 of
the Spanish monarchy).
1496
Conquest of Tenerife completed.
1569 - 1569
Moroccan occupation of Lanzarote.
1586 - 1586
Moroccan occupation of Lanzarote.
1589
Captaincy-general of the Canary Islands.
1595
Re-divided into individual islands.
1625
Captaincy-general of the Canary Islands
(restored).
1821
Canary Islands a province of Spain (central
administration).
1927
Canary Islands divided into two provinces of Spain
(Las Palmas de Grand Canária and Santa Cruz de
Tenerife).
16 Aug 1982
Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. |
Gran Canaria (1480-1625)
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Tenerife (1495-1625)
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Kings
(Castille feudal Lords in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gomera and
Huerra)
1402 - 1405
Juan de Béthencourt
(b. c.1360 - d. 1422)
15 Dec 1405 - 1415
Maciot de Béthencourt
1415 - 1418
Pedro Barba de Campos
1418 - 14..
Enrique de Guzmán, conde de Niebla
14.. - 14..
Guillén Peraza I
14.. - 1444
Guillén Peraza II
1444 - 1476
Diego de Herrera
1476 - 6 Mar 1480
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Captains-general
1589 - 1591
Luis de la Cueva y Benavides,
marqués de Bedmar
1591 - 1595
Vacant
1595 - 1625
islands individually governed
1625 - 1626
Francisco González de Andía
Irrazábal y Zárate
1626 - 1629
Juan de Carvajal y Sande (acting)
(regente de la Audiencia)
1629 - 1634
Juan de Rivera y Zambrana
1634 - 1638
Iñigo de Brizuela y Urbina
1638 - 1644
Luis Fernandez de Córdoba y Arce
1644 - 1650
Pedro Carrillo de Guzmán
1650 - 1659
Alfonso Dávila y Guzmán
1659 - 1661
Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera
y Gaviría
1661 - 1665
Jerónimo de Benavente de Quiñones
1665 - 1666
Juan de Toledo
1666 - 1671
Gabriel Lasso de la Vega y
Licques de Recourt Figueroa y
de Merode, conde de Puertollano
1671 - 1676
Juan de Balboa Mogrobejo
1677 - 1681
Jerónimo de Velasco
1681 - 1685
Félix Nieto de Silva,
conde de Guaro
1685 - 1689
Francisco Bernardo Barahona
1689 - 1697
Antonio de Eril Vicentelo y Toledo,
marqués de Fuensagrada
1697 - 1701
Pedro de Ponte y Llarena Hoyo y
Calderón, conde del Palmar
1701 - 1705
Miguel González de Otazo
1705 - 1709
Agustín de Robles Laurenzana
1709 - 1713
Francisco Chacón Medina y Salazar
1713 - 1718
Ventura de Landaeta y Horna
1718 - 1719
José Antonio de Chavez y Osorio
1719 - 1722
Juan de Mur Aguirre y Argaiz
1723 - 1735
Lorenzo Fernández de Vilavicencio,
marqués de Valhermoso
1735 - 1741
Francisco José Emparán
1741 - 1744
Andrés Bonito Pignately
1744 - 1745
José Masones de Lima
1745 - 1746
Luis Mayone Salazar
1747 - 1764
Juan de Urbina
1764
Pedro Rodríguez Moreno y Pérez de
Oteyro
1764 - 1768
Domingo Bernardi Gómez
1768 - 1775
Miguel López Fernández de Heredia
1775 - 1779
Enrique Fernández de Alvarado y
Perales Hurtado y Colomo,
marqués de los Tabalosos
1779 - 1784
Joaquín Ibáñez y Valero de Bernabé,
marqués de la Cañada Ibáñez
1784 - 1789
Miguel de la Grúa Talamaca y
Branciforte, marqués de Branciforte
1789 - 1791
José de Avellaneda
1791 - 1799
Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero y
Santallana
1799 - 1803
José de Perlasca
1803 - 1809
Fernando Cagigal de la Vega y
Martínez Niño de San Miguel y
Pacheco, marqués de Casa Cagigal
1809 - 1810
Carlos Luján
1810
Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero,
duque del Parque
1810 - 1811
Ramón Carvajal
1811 - 1820
Pedro Rodríguez de la Buría
1820 - 1885
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1885 - 18..
Buenaventura Carbó y Aloy
18.. - 1894
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1894 - 1898
Manuel Macías y Casado
(b. 1845 - d. 1937)
1898
Montero
1898 - 1899
Manuel Delgado y Zuleta
(b. 1842 - d. 1915)
1900 - 1906
Ignacio Pérez Galdós
1906 - 1927
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Civil Governors
1821 - 1927
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Governors of Las Palmas de Grand Canária
1927 - 1978
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Governors of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
1927 - 1978
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Presidents of the Junta
14 Apr 1978 - 9 Jun 1979 Alfonso Soriano y Benítez
de Lugo (b. 1936)
UCD
9 Jun 1979 - 9 Jun 1980 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
UCD
(1st time)
9 Jun 1980 - 12 Jun 1981 Vicente Álvarez Pedreira
(b. 1933 - d. 2002) UCD
12 Jun 1981 - Jun 1982 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
UCD
(2nd time)
Jun 1982 - 29 Dec 1982 Francisco Javier
Ucelay Sabina (b. 1944 - d. 2001) UCD
Presidents of the Government
29 Dec 1982 - 30 Jul 1987 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
(b. 1936)
PSOE
(1st time)
30 Jul 1987 - 28 Dec 1988 Fernando Fernández Martín
(b. 1943)
CDS
28 Dec 1988 - 11 Jul 1991 Lorenzo Olarte Cullén
(b. 1932)
CDS
11 Jul 1991 - 2 Apr 1993 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
(s.a.)
PSOE
(2nd time)
2 Apr 1993 - 16 Jul 1999 Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas
(b. 1935)
CC
16 Jul 1999 - 8 Jul 2003 Román Rodríguez
Rodríguez (b. 1956)
CC
8 Jul 2003 - 13 Jul 2007 Adán Martín Menis
(b. 1943)
CC
13 Jul 2007 - Paulino Rivero
Baute (b. 1955)
CC
Party abbreviations: CC = Coalicion Canária
(Canary Coalition, regionalist,
liberal-conservative); CDS = Centro Democrático y
Socialia (Social and Democratic Center);
PSOE = Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Socialist
Worker's Party of Spain, social-democratic); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: UCD = Unión Centro
Democrático (Union of the Democratic Center)
Gran Canaria 6 Mar 1480
Gran Canaria a colony of Castille (from 1556 of Spain).
1589 - 1595
Part of Captaincy-general of Canary Islands.
1625
Part of Captaincy-general of Canary Islands.
Governors
6 Mar 1480 - 1491
Pedro de Vera
1491 - 1494
Francisco de Maldonaldo
1495 - 1497
Alonso Fajardo
1498 - 1502
Lope Sánchez de Valenzuela
1502
Antonio de Torres
1503 - 1505
Alonso Escudero
1505 - 1517
Lope de Sousa y Mesa
1517 - 1518
Pedro Suárez de Castilla (1st time)
1518 - 1520
Fernán Pérez de Guzmán
1520 - 1521
Bernardino de Anaya
1521 - 1523
Pedro Suárez de Castilla (2nd time)
1523 - 1526
Diego de Herrero
1526 - 1529
Martín Hernández Cerón (1st time)
1529 - 1531
Bernardo del Herrero
1532 - 1535
Martín Hernández Cerón (2nd time)
1535 - 1536
Agustín de Zurbarán (1st time)
1536 - 1538
Bernardino de Ledesma
1538 - 1540
Juan Ruíz de Legarte
1540 - 1543
Agustín de Zurbarán (2nd time)
1543 - 1546
Alonso del Corral
1546 - 1549
Juan Ruíz de Miranda
1549 - 1553
Rodrigo Manrique de Acuña (1st time)
1553 - 1555
Luis Serrano de Vigil
1555 - 1557
Rodrigo Manrique de Acuña (2nd time)
1557 - 1558
Francisco Metía Márquez y Pedrosa
1556 - 1562
Juan Pacheco de Benavides
1562 - 1565
Diego de Águila y Toledo
1565 - 1568
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1568 - 1571
Pedro Rodríguez de Herrera
1571 - 1575
Juan Alonso de Benavides
1575 - 1578
Diego de Melgarejo
1579 - 1584
Martín de Benavides
1584 - 1586
Tomás de Cangas
1586 - 1589
Álvaro de Acosta
1589 - 1594
Supressed
1595 - 1599
Alonso de Alvorado y Ulloa
1599 - 1601
Antonio Pamacho Moso
1601 - 1607
Jerónimo de Valderrama y Tovar
1607 - 1612
Luis de Mendoza
1612 - 1615
Francisco de la Rúa
1615 - 1621
Fernando Osorio
1621 - 1624
Pedro de Barrionuevo y Melgoza
1624 - 1625
Gabriel Frías de Lara
Tenerife1495
Tenerife a Spanish colony.
1589 - 1595
Part of Captaincy-general of Canary Islands.
1625
Part of Captaincy-general of Canary Islands.
Governors
1495 - 1525
Alonso Fernández de Lugo
1525 - 1538
Pedro Fernández de Lugo
1538 - 1540
Alfonso Yáñez Dávila
1540 - 1543
Juan Verdugo
1543 - 1546
Jerónimo Álvarez de Sotomayor,
Señor de Arenalejo
1546 - 1548
Diego de Figueroa
1548 - 1550
Juan Bautista de Ayora
1550 - 1551
Hernán, duque de Estrada
1551 - 1554
Juan Ruíz de Miranda
1554 - 1557
Juan López de Cepeda
1557 - 1558
Bartolomé de Fonseca (acting)
1558 - Jun 1559
Hernando de Cañizares
1559
Alonso de Llerena (1st time)(acting)
1559 - Oct 1561
Plaza
1561 - 1562
Alonso de Llarena (2nd time)(acting)
1562
Pedro de Ponte, señor de Adexe
1562 - 1565
Armenteros de Paz
1565 - 1567
Juan Vélez de Guevara
1567 - 1570
Eugenio de Salázar
1570 - 1573
Juan Gante del Campo
1573 - 1577
Juan Álvarez de Fonseca
(1st time)
1577 - 1579
Juan de Leiva
1579 - 1582
Juan Álvarez de Fonseca
(2nd time)
1582 - 1584
Lázanro Moreno de León
1584 - 1589
Juan Núñez de la Fuente
1589 - 1597
Tomás de Cangas
1597 - 1601
Pedro Lasso de la Vega
1601 - 1603
Luis Manuel Gudiel y Ortiz
1603 - 1608
Francisco de Benavides
1608 - 1615
Juan de Espinosa
1615 - 1618
Melchor Ruíz de Pereda
1618 - 1621
Diego de Vega Bazán
1621 - 1624
Rodrigo Álvarez de Bohorques
1624 - 1625
Diego Álvarado Bracamonte
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