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unusual facts about Canary Island



Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon

Echium wildpretii trichosiphon is an Echium that is found high up in the area of La caldera de taburiente on the Canary Island of La Palma.

Jacques de Sores

In 15 July 1570 he murdered 40 Jesuit missionaries and threw their bodies into the sea off Tazacorte in the Canary Islands of La Palma- crosses on the sea floor still mark the site at Malpique today.

José Antonio Páez

His paternal grandmother, Luisa Antonia de Mendoza and Mota, was daughter of Luís Rodríguez de Mendoza, a native of Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife (Canary Island).


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Canary Islands Chiffchaff

Previously the Canary Island Chiffchaff was considered as a subspecies of the Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita).

Francisco Aguilar y Leal

Later, he moved to Maldonado, Uruguay, arriving with a lot of money from the Canary island.