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A new phrase in the Canarian language and a reference to an unpublished "Conquest of the Canaries"

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Fragment of manuscript COL MAN 1, [Book III, Chap. X], f. 221(201)r (source: Archive and Library of Casa de Colón –Las Palmas de Gran Canaria–).

The difficulty involved in finding new narrative sources or public documents dealing with the conquest of the Canary Islands –and which also help to shed light on the many obscure areas throughout this complex historical period– is sometimes offset by the discovery of small informational gems such as the two we present in this post.

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