Guanczowie – historia, kultura, wierzenia
Guanches – their history, culture and beliefs

Summary/Abstract: The term: Guanches has two meanings: In the wider sense, it refers to all aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands; in the narrower sense, it refers only to the inhabitants of the Tenerife. This article treats of the autochthons of the Tenerife, the last Canary Island conquered by the Spaniards in 1496. Guanches were killed en masse, and the survivors sold into slavery. Some traces of their history, culture and beliefs are still discernible today, though shrouded in mystery, like the origins of the Pyramids of Güímar, or Piedra Zanata, considered the Rosetta Stone of the Canary, or the fascinating legend of the figure of Our Lady of Candelaria. The author of this article describes the social life of the Guanches, their religious beliefs and material culture.

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