All of the seven islands that make up Canary Islands have already been inhabited even before the European sailors set their foot in the island group. These inhabitants were referred to as guanches which means “man” in the natives’ tongue.
Arriving during the 1st or the 2nd BC, the guanches are believed to be from Africa. They are connected to the Cro-Magnon period as they were tall with white skin, blue eyes, and blond hair. Given the climate of the Canary Islands, particularly in Tenerife, it is just logical for the guanches to be cave dwellers. Keeping them warm during winter and cool on summer, the caves served as an ideal place to be at that time.
Today, the dwellers of Canary Islands have been known for being easygoing and friendly people. The Tinerfeños, as the people of Tenerife are called, have lived up to this image as proof of the many tourists coming in island every year aside from the top Tenerife attractions.
Among the personalities born in Tenerife are Juan Marichal (Spanish historian, essayist, and Harvard professor), Sebastián Fernández Méndez (one of the island’s most famous sculptors), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (film director, producer, and scriptwriter), and Michael “Mikel” Hennet Sotomayor (D’NASH boyband member) among others.
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