The Canary Islands' name is probably came from the Latin term Insula Canaria, meaning Island of the Dogs. It is thought that a dense population of fierce dogs, like the Presa Canario, inhabited the island of Gran Canaria during Roman times.
Prior to European colonisation peoples similar to the Berbers of North Africa populated the islands. They came to be known collectively as the...
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