About Canary Islands: History and Customs of the Fortunate Islands
This podcast covers the history and customs of the Canary Islands, from before their conquest to our days. Narrated by a Canarian proud of their homeland and its history.
Andamana (also known as Atindamana and Atidamana) unified the island of Gran Canaria under one "Guanartemato" (kingdom) with the help of her husband Gumidafe. This episode tells the story and legend of one of Gran Canaria's most important figures based on the short biography written by Agustín Millares Torres, a 19th century historian, novelist, and musician from Gran Canaria.
12 Jun 2025
Conquest of La Gomera and El Hierro; the legendary Garoé tree and Canaria turns Grand
This episode recounts Jean de Bethencourt's conquest of La Gomera and El Hierro after facing resistance in Canaria, also exploring the Garoé tree's legendary status and historical role.
17 Dec 2024
The Conquest of Fuerteventura
Historian and author, Juan Manuel González, explores the tumultuous conquest of Fuerteventura and the ensuing conflict with Jean de Bethencourt in the 15th century Canary Islands.
16 May 2024
Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura: First conquest attempts
In this episode we continue exploring the conquest of the islands, this time going back to the 14th century and the first incursions in Gran Canaria. We then continue narrating Gadifer de la Salle's adventures in Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and the rest of the islands right after the conquest of Lanzarote we covered in the previous episode.
As always, you can contact me with any comments at canaryislands.podcast [at] gmail.com
5 Dec 2023
The Guanches and the Conquest of Lanzarote
In this episode we start talking about the conquest of the Canary Islands. We start with a brief description of the time period, both in Europe and Spain, as well as the customs and life of the Guanches before the arrival of Europeans.
We discuss the first contacts and finally the lordly conquest (conquista señorial) of Lanzarote at the hands of the Normands Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifer de la Salle. Their chronicles were written by the Franciscans Jean Le Verrier and Pierre Boutier, authors of "Le Canarien". Le Canarien is the first conquest chronicle of the Canaries and the first lengthy descriptions of the prehispanic Canarians.
24 Sept 2023
Volcanic Origin and Recent Eruptions
This episode covers the geographical characteristics of the islands, as well as their origin. We cover multiple theories that have been proposed throughout the history of the Canaries trying to explain their origin. We also talk about historical volcanic eruptions and more recent ones.
8 May 2023
Trailer Canary Islands: History and Customs of the Fortunate Islands
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5 May 2023
Introduction: The Canary Islands, History, Flora, Fauna, Culture and Tradition
This first episode offers a general overview and introduction to the history and customs of the Canary Islands. We discuss their place in the world and briefly talk about their history, flora, fauna, culture and traditions, as well as their peoples and their speech. We touch on immigration and emigration through history.
This podcast is the English version of "Islas Afortunadas: Historia y costumbres de las Islas Canarias", available at https://open.spotify.com/show/3IZ0bLNuKyqs3FPZwIgo3W (https://open.spotify.com/show/3IZ0bLNuKyqs3FPZwIgo3W)
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