Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Spanish & Tenerife Property

There is a evidence that Tenerife has been occupied for more than 2500 years. The original inhabitants were known as Guanches and the balance of opinion suggest that they came to Tenerife from the area of Barbary and ancient Libya in north Africa.
The Berber tribes were, strictly speaking, not Arabs, and may be either fair or dark skinned. Recently, people were surprised to find that there are blond children in this historic area, in the context of 'sightings' of the little McCann child missing for about four months now from a holiday resort in south Portugal..

The islands were conquered by Spain (Conquistadores) during a period from 1402 to 1496 when Tenerife finally ceded in the second battle of Acentejo. This was a glorious period in Spanish history generally and particularly the year 1492 when Columbus discovered the Americas - celebrated each year on October 12 - and the final defeat of the Moors in Granada (The Alhambra) in the same year.
This was during the reign of Los Reyes Catolicos: Isabella and Ferdinand. This couple were also instrumental in launching the infamous Spanish Inquisition.
The moors who have had such an enormous influence in Spanish history, architecture and culture generally, first invaded mainland Spain via what is now Cadiz in 711 AD.
pci-international.com

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