Guanche people
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The Guanche people were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands, known for their Berber-related origins, distinct language, and unique pre-Hispanic culture before Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guanche people canonical | 7 |
| Guanche culture | 2 |
| Guanches | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | cave necropolis ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
cave burials
ⓘ
mummification ⓘ |
| clothingMaterial |
goat skins
ⓘ
sheepskins ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| conquestPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| contactWith | Castilian conquistadors ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
elements of Canarian Spanish vocabulary
ⓘ
toponyms in Canary Islands ⓘ |
| culture | pre-Hispanic Canary Islands culture ⓘ |
| descendants | modern Canarian people ⓘ |
| economyType |
gathering
ⓘ
limited agriculture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Berber peoples
|
| housingType |
natural caves
ⓘ
stone huts ⓘ |
| inhabited |
El Hierro
ⓘ
Fuerteventura ⓘ Gran Canaria ⓘ La Gomera ⓘ La Palma ⓘ Lanzarote ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cave dwellings
ⓘ
mummification practices ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| language | Guanche language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Berber languages ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | mencey ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Achamán
ⓘ
Chaxiraxi ⓘ |
| mainIsland | Tenerife ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone tools
ⓘ
leather clothing ⓘ pottery ⓘ wooden weapons ⓘ |
| notableRitual |
mummification of elites
ⓘ
seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Hispanic Canary Islands ⓘ |
| politicalUnit | menceyato ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
barley cultivation
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| region | Macaronesia ⓘ |
| religion |
polytheism
ⓘ
traditional Guanche religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | tribal society ⓘ |
| statusAfterConquest |
assimilated into Spanish colonial society
ⓘ
decimated by disease ⓘ partly enslaved ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
before 15th century
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
goat
ⓘ
pig ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| weapon |
club
ⓘ
spear ⓘ stone sling ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guanches