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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Guanche people Context triple: [Canary Islands, historicalInhabitants, Guanche people]
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Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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Sardinians
Sardinians are a distinct Romance-speaking ethnic group native to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, known for their unique language, culture, and notable longevity.
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Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
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Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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Poganuc People
Poganuc People is a semi-autobiographical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays small-town New England life and religious culture in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Guanche people Target entity description: 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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A.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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B.
Sardinians
Sardinians are a distinct Romance-speaking ethnic group native to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, known for their unique language, culture, and notable longevity.
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C.
Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
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D.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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E.
Poganuc People
Poganuc People is a semi-autobiographical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays small-town New England life and religious culture in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | cave necropolis ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
cave burials
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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
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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
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leather clothing ⓘ pottery ⓘ wooden weapons ⓘ |
| notableRitual |
mummification of elites
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seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Hispanic Canary Islands ⓘ |
| politicalUnit | menceyato ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
barley cultivation
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goat herding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| region | Macaronesia ⓘ |
| religion |
polytheism
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traditional Guanche religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | tribal society ⓘ |
| statusAfterConquest |
assimilated into Spanish colonial society
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decimated by disease ⓘ partly enslaved ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
before 15th century
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pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
goat
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pig ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| weapon |
club
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spear ⓘ stone sling ⓘ |
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Subject: Guanche people Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
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