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to 19th century [ edit ] Amaro Pargo (1678–1741), corsair and merchant from Tenerife who participated in the Spanish treasure fleet (the Spanish-American trade route) a b c d "Real Decreto 743/2019, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2019". BOE (in Spanish). 27 December 2019. pp.141278–141281. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020 . Retrieved 20 February 2020. Santamarta, Juan; Rodríguez-Martín, Jesica (1 January 2013). INTRODUCTION TO WATER PROBLEMS IN CANARY ISLANDS. pp.169–179. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021 . Retrieved 31 January 2020– via ResearchGate. Main articles: Conquest of the Canary Islands, Kingdom of the Canary Islands, Crown of Castile, and Kingdom of Portugal

Misa Rodríguez, born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1999, plays association football for Real Madrid Femenino. Member of the 2023 Women’s World Cup winning Spain women's national football team. El Teide (Tenerife) es el parque nacional más visitado de Canarias con 2,8 millones de visitantes en 2008". Europapress.es. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 . Retrieved 26 April 2010. Explore hotels in El Risco* Playa de los Pocillos, Puerto del Carmen (Alamy) 13. Los Pocillos, Puerto del Carmen The sugar-based economy of the islands faced stiff competition from Spain's Caribbean colonies. Low sugar prices in the 19th century caused severe recessions on the islands. A new cash crop, cochineal ( cochinilla), came into cultivation during this time, reinvigorating the islands' economy. During this time the Canarian-American trade was developed, in which Canarian products such as cochineal, sugarcane and rum were sold in American ports such as Veracruz, Campeche, La Guaira and Havana, among others. [79] Official census statistics of the Canary Islands population". Gobiernodecanarias.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010 . Retrieved 26 April 2010.a b "El parque nacional del Teide es el primero más visitado de Europa y el segundo del mundo". Sanborondon.info. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010 . Retrieved 20 September 2010.

Christo Bezuidenhout, born in Tenerife in 1970, played rugby union for Gloucester and South Africa. The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs", perhaps because monk seals or sea dogs were abundant, a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". [22] The connection to dogs is retained in their depiction on the islands' coat-of-arms. Airports by passenger traffic, 2010, July". Archived from the original on 30 August 2010 . Retrieved 31 January 2020. Hoyte, Ralph (2 February 2021). "Close to the Bone: Certain Poetic Considerations & Analyses Pertaining To The Lives Of The Enslaved Based On Archaeological Investigations From A Multiethnic 15th–17th Century Burial Population From The Canary Islands, Spain". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.Presentación general de la isla". Dracma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 21 January 2010. According to the position of the islands with respect to the north-east trade winds, the climate can be mild and wet or very dry. Several native species form laurisilva forests. TURISTAS EXTRANJEROS ENTRADOS SEGÚN PAIS DE ORIGEN, POR ISLAS. 1997–2001". Gobiernodecanarias.org. 22 January 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2003.

The political capital of the archipelago did not exist as such until the nineteenth century. The first cities founded by the Europeans at the time of the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century were: Telde (in Gran Canaria), San Marcial del Rubicón (in Lanzarote) and Betancuria (in Fuerteventura). These cities boasted the first European institutions present in the archipelago, including Catholic bishoprics. [94] Although, because the period of splendor of these cities developed before the total conquest of the archipelago and its incorporation into the Crown of Castile never had a political and real control of the entire Canary archipelago. Montesinos Sirera, Jose Luis and Jurgen Renn (2004) Expeditions to the Canary Islands in the romantic period (1770–1830)". Humboldt.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de. Archived from the original on 31 January 2006 . Retrieved 26 April 2010. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" (PDF). www.un.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2023 . Retrieved 13 November 2023. The islands, as an autonomous region of Spain, are in the European Union and the Schengen Area. They are in the European Union Customs Union but outside the VAT area. [132] Instead of VAT there is a local Sales Tax (IGIC) which has a general rate of 7%, an increased tax rate of 13.5%, a reduced tax rate of 3% and a zero tax rate for certain basic need products and services. Consequently, some products are subject to additional VAT if being exported from the islands into mainland Spain or the rest of the EU. Traffic – Information about the trafic on Canaria". www.canariainfo.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017 . Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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Carracedo, Juan C.; Troll, Valentin R.; Day, James M. D.; Geiger, Harri; Aulinas, Meritxell; Soler, Vicente; Deegan, Frances M.; Perez‐Torrado, Francisco J.; Gisbert, Guillem; Gazel, Esteban; Rodriguez‐Gonzalez, Alejandro (May 2022). "The 2021 eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on La Palma, Canary Islands". Geology Today. 38 (3): 94–107. doi: 10.1111/gto.12388. ISSN 0266-6979. S2CID 246950800. Repsol completes its exploration well in the Canary Islands - repsol.com". Repsol.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 . Retrieved 8 December 2016. Pedro, born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1987, plays association football for Lazio, member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup champion Spain national football team Según la Página Web del Gobierno de Canarias". Archived from the original on 28 December 2009 . Retrieved 31 January 2020. Despite currently having very high dependence on fossil fuels, research on the renewable energy potential concluded that a high potential for renewable energy technologies exists on the archipelago. This, in such extent even that a scenario pathway to 100% renewable energy supply by 2050 has been put forward. [130]

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Canary Islands in 2015 was €40,923 million, €19,222 per capita. The figures by island are as follows: [134] GDP by island in million euros Island Statistics". Gobiernodecanarias.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010 . Retrieved 26 April 2010. Weather Information for Las Palmas". Archived from the original on 4 January 2016 . Retrieved 23 August 2010.Isleños Society of St. Bernard Parish". Americaslibrary.gov. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009 . Retrieved 26 April 2010.