History of La Gomera – Museos Insulares de La Gomera

History of La Gomera

The arrival of the first settlers in the Canary Islands from North Africa has been dated to around the 1st century AD. Everything indicates that these societies remained relatively isolated until the Archipelago was “rediscovered” by Renaissance Europe. They were Berber peoples dedicated to herding, gathering and, to a lesser extent, agriculture. They were organised in tribes that were associated and linked to very specific territories. In the 15th century, there were four cantons on La Gomera: Ipalán, Agana, Orone and Mulagua. But the history of La Gomera does not end here…. [Read more]

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