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.

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Generate an image of the Guanche people (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.)

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Label Occurrences
Guanche people canonical 23
Guanche culture 3
Guanches 2

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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
Kingdom of Castile
linked to: 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 Berber peoples
linked to: Berbers
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

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Canary Islands historicalInhabitants Guanche people
Guanche language ethnicGroup Guanche people
Achamán ethnicGroup Guanche people
Achamán worshipedBy Guanche people
Achamán culture Guanche culture
linked to: Guanche people
Chaxiraxi culture Guanche people
Chaxiraxi worshipedBy Guanche people
menceyato ethnicGroup Guanche people
menceyato culture Guanche culture
linked to: Guanche people
Virgin of Candelaria associatedWith Guanches
linked to: Guanche people
La Matanza de Acentejo hasEthnicGroup Guanche people
Guanche ethnicGroup Guanche people
Tegueste hasHistoricPopulation Guanche people
subject linked to: "Tegueste"
Tamarán ethnicContext Guanche people
subject linked to: "Tamarán"
Tamarán usedBy Guanche people
subject linked to: "Tamarán"
Achoron hasCulture Guanche people
Achoron worshipedBy Guanche people
Guanche religion practicedBy Guanche people
Guanche kingdom of Tenerife culture Guanche culture
linked to: Guanche people
Insular Tamazight spokenBy Guanche people
Guayota worshippedBy Guanche people
Roque Bentayga associatedWithCulture Guanches of Gran Canaria
linked to: Guanche people
Gomerans historicalInfluence Guanche peoples of Canary Islands
linked to: Guanche people
Cueva Pintada archaeological park associatedWith Guanches
linked to: Guanche people