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The Canarian people, or Canarians ((スペイン語:canarios)), are an ethnic group living in the archipelago of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), near the coast of Western Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish language spoken in the region is known as ''habla canaria'' (''Canary speech'') or the (''dialecto'')'' canario'' (Canarian dialect). The Canarians, and their descendants, played a major role during the conquest, colonization, and eventual Independence movements of various countries in Latin America. Their racial and cultural presence are most palpable in the countries of Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. ==History== (詳細はGuanches (although this term ''stricto sensu'' only refers to the original inhabitants of Tenerife). They are believed to be Berbers in origin or a related group. The islands were conquered by mostly Andalusians and some Castilians at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1402, they began to subdue and suppress the native Guanche population. The Guanches were initially enslaved and gradually absorbed by the Spanish colonizers. After subsequent settlement by Spaniards and other European peoples, mainly Portuguese, the remaining Guanches were gradually diluted by the settlers and their culture largely vanished. Alonso Fernández de Lugo, conqueror of Tenerife and La Palma, oversaw extensive immigration to these islands during a short period from the late 1490s to the 1520s from mainland Europe, and immigrants included Galicians, Castilians, Portuguese, Italians, Catalans, Basques, and Flemings. At subsequent judicial enquiries, Fernández de Lugo was accused of favoring Genoese and Portuguese immigrants over Castilians.〔(History of La Palma )〕 Modern-day Canarian culture is Spanish with some Guanche roots. Some of the Canarian traditional sports such as lucha canaria (Canarian fight), juego del palo (stick game) or salto del pastor (shepherd's jump), among others, have their roots in Guanche culture. Additionally, other traditions include Canarian pottery, words of Guanche origin in the Canarian speech and the rural consumption of guarapo gomero and gofio. The strong influence of Latin America in Canarian culture is due to the constant emigration and return over the centuries of Canarians to that continent, chiefly to Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and coastal Venezuela. To a lesser extent, they also went to the US states of Louisiana (mostly the southern portion) and Texas (mostly in and around San Antonio), and some areas in eastern Mexico including Nuevo León and Veracruz.〔http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=55499〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canarian people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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