The most populous and organised of the islands: farmers of wheat and barley with irrigation, stone villages and granaries, painted caves, a nobility and priests.
In 1200 the island is most likely still divided among several chiefdoms; the single kingdom of Gumidafe and Andamana and its split into Galdar and Telde are later traditions.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known for 1200
- Title
- Local chiefs (the later guanartemes and their council of nobles, the guaires; priests, the faycanes)
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
es.wikipedia (Aborigenes canarios): about ten chiefdoms at first, united by Gumidafe of Galdar and Andamana, then split into Galdar and Telde shortly before the Castilian conquest; en.wikipedia (Canarii) for matrilineal hereditary rule. The dating of Andamana and Gumidafe is late (generally put long after 1200).
What it holds
Their own ground.
How things stand that morning
Free; no outside contact.
Wealth
Grain, goats, pottery.
Military
Island warriors with wooden swords and shields.
Customs and assemblies
Chiefs succeeding through the female line; a council of nobles; priests (faycanes) and holy women.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Archaeology and accounts of the fifteenth century.
On the map: Drawn as a dashed outline; the people's real limits were pastures, wells and villages, not lines.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.