The seven major islands, one minor island, and several small islets were originally volcanic islands, formed by the Canary hotspot. [36] The Canary Islands is the only place in Spain where volcanic eruptions have been recorded during the Modern Era, with some volcanoes still active (El Hierro, 2011). [37] Parques Nacionales de Canarias". Pueblos10.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009 . Retrieved 26 April 2010. John Mercer (1980), The Canary Islanders: their prehistory, conquest, and survival, p. 236, Collings. The largest airport is the Gran Canaria Airport. Tenerife has two airports, Tenerife North Airport and Tenerife South Airport. [140] The island of Tenerife gathers the highest passenger movement of all the Canary Islands through its two airports. [141] The two main islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) receive the greatest number of passengers. [142] Tenerife 6,204,499 passengers and Gran Canaria 5,011,176 passengers. [143] Pratt, H. Douglas; Bruner, Philip L. & Berrett, Delwyn G. (1987). A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific, Princeton University Press, Chichester.

Auditorio de Tenerife by Santiago Calatrava, and an icon of contemporary architecture in the Canary Islands, ( Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Map of the European Union in the world with overseas countries and territories and outermost regions (as of 2018) Pleito Insular; Autonomía y Nacionalidad". Gran Enciclopedia Virtual Islas Canarias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 April 2020 . Retrieved 7 January 2019– via www.gevic.net. a b Rosa, A. José Farrujia de la (26 November 2013). An Archaeology of the Margins: Colonialism, Amazighity and Heritage Management in the Canary Islands. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4614-9396-9. Montesinos Sirera, Jose Luis and Jurgen Renn (2004) Expeditions to the Canary Islands in the romantic period (1770–1830)". Humboldt.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de. Archived from the original on 31 January 2006 . Retrieved 26 April 2010.Main article: Canary Islands in pre-colonial times Guanche mummy of a woman (830AD). Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Because of their tiny size and fast metabolism, they have to constantly feed on their diet of insects, even when building a nest. The endemic birds list includes:Laurel Forest Pigeon,Bolle’s Pigeon, Fuerteventura Stonechat,Canary Islands Chiffchaff, Tenerife Goldcrest andBlue Chaffinch. Four of the six birds are listed among the 29 globallythreatened bird species occurring in Europe. In addition, there is a large number of subspecies (around 30) and seabirds to look for. For instance, there are 4 subspecies of Blue Tit and 3 subspecies of Chaffinch. These volcanic islands enjoy a temperate weather all year round, with warm summers and fairly warm winters. Landscapes with steep cliffs above the ocean and high mountainous areas surrounded by beautiful beaches are typical views of these islands. The Teide, with up to 3,718 metres of elevation, is the highest peak of all these islands.

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Béthencourt received the title King of the Canary Islands, but still recognised King Henry III as his overlord. It was not a simple military enterprise, given the aboriginal resistance on some islands. Neither was it politically, since the particular interests of the nobility (determined to strengthen their economic and political power through the acquisition of the islands) conflicted with those of the states, particularly Castile, which were in the midst of territorial expansion and in a process of strengthening of the Crown against the nobility. [70] Alonso Fernández de Lugo presenting the captured native Guanche kings of Tenerife to the Catholic Monarchs Pedro de San José Betancurt, Santo". This statistic displays the population of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands* in January 2020, by island". Statista.com. October 2020 . Retrieved 17 June 2020. The Tenerife Tram opened in 2007 and is currently the only one in the Canary Islands, travelling between the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was the first city that exercised this function. This is because the residence of the Captain General of the Canary Islands was in this city during part of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. [95] In May 1661, the Captain General of the Canary Islands, Jerónimo de Benavente y Quiñones, moved the headquarters of the captaincy to the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife. [96] This was due to the fact that this island since the conquest was the most populated, productive and with the highest economic expectations. [97] La Laguna would be considered the de facto capital of the archipelago [98] until the official status of the capital of Canary Islands in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was confirmed in the 19th century, due in part to the constant controversies and rivalries between the bourgeoisies of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for the economic, political and institutional hegemony of the archipelago. [99]

According to the position of the islands with respect to the north-east trade winds, the climate can be mild and wet or very dry. Several native species form laurisilva forests. Finally, with the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands in 1982 and the creation of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, the capital of the archipelago between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife is fixed, which is how it remains today.Wildlife [ edit ] Canary Island spurge in Fuerteventura Extinct fauna [ edit ] Skull of Tenerife giant rat ( Canariomys bravoi), an endemic species that is now extinct Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz V; Rodríguez C (1995). "El Cantor de África y sus híbridos" (PDF). Revista Pájaros. 23/24: 109–112. The Bolle's pigeon is named after the German naturalist, Carl Bolle, who was the first to recognise it as a separate species from the laurel pigeon. The distiguishing feature that sets it apart is the presence of dark bands on the tail, plus dark grey plumage. First Light for Laser Guide Star Technology Collaboration". European Southern Observatory. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015 . Retrieved 16 February 2015. Holidays [ edit ] The Dance of the Dwarves is one of the most important acts of the Lustral Festivities of the Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves in Santa Cruz de La Palma. Dancers with typical costume in El Tamaduste ( El Hierro) Band of Agaete in the Traída del Agua ( Gran Canaria)