People or land · The Canary Islanders · as at first light, 1 January 1200

La Palma

Herders of the high green island, worshipping a supreme god Abora, divided at the conquest into twelve cantons under their own chiefs (Tanausu in Aceró, the Caldera, is the last remembered).

The state in 1200 is unknown.

Who holds it

Name
Not known for 1200
Title
Chiefs of the cantons (twelve at the conquest)
Since
Not pinned
Confidence
low

es.wikipedia (Aborigenes canarios): twelve cantons at the conquest (1492-1493).

What it holds

Their own ground.

How things stand that morning

Free; no outside contact.

Wealth

Goats, gathering.

Military

Island warriors.

Customs and assemblies

Canton chiefs.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Later accounts only.

On the map: Drawn as a dashed outline; the people's real limits were pastures, wells and villages, not lines.

Sources and studies

  1. Aborigenes canarios (es.wikipedia)
  2. Guanches (en.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.