See also: Canary Islands in pre-colonial times Guanches (also: Guanchis or Guanchos) were the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands, having migrated to the archipelago around 1000 BC or earlier. Europeans saw their culture as being neolithic when Europeans colonized the Canary Islands in the Middle Ages. Their culture as such has since disappeared, although traces of it can still be found, an example being the "whistle" language of La Gomera Island. Modern Canarians are largely the descendants of both Guanches and Spanish colonists and immigrants.
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