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[ES] Dentro de la historia de las Islas Canarias, y debido a su especial situación estratégica, es conocida la atracción que su naturaleza y sus antiguos habitantes prehispánicos despertaron entre los científicos de la Europa moderna. Las controversias sobre la naturaleza, origen y grado de desarrollo cultural alcanzado por los llamados “guanches” son una parte fundamental de esta historia, que en el presente trabajo se analiza desde el punto de vista del surgimiento en las Islas de sociedades científicas dedicadas al estudio de las ciencias naturales y humanas. La formación de una imagen elevada de los antiguos pobladores, con un nivel de civilización alto que incluía el conocimiento de la escritura, aparece en el contexto de finales del siglo XIX formando parte de la necesaria creación de una identidad política propia para el archipiélago.
[EN] Because of its geographic situation, historically there has been in the Canary Islands a great interest in their environment and the Prehispanic aboriginal population. During the 19th century controversies raged about the nature, origin and degree of cultural development of the so called “guanches” aboriginal peoples of the Islands. In this paper an analysis is made of the great role played in those studies by the local Scientific Societies, dedicated to the Natural and Human Sciences. At the end of the 19th century a noble and civilized image was constructed of the aborigines, which include the practice of some kind of writing. This idea was a part of the general paradigm considered necessary for the creation of a modern Canarian political identity.
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Prehispanic population of the Canary Islands, Sociedades científicas, 19th century, Naturalismo, Siglo XIX, Scientific Societies, Población prehispánica de Canarias, Naturalism
Prehispanic population of the Canary Islands, Sociedades científicas, 19th century, Naturalismo, Siglo XIX, Scientific Societies, Población prehispánica de Canarias, Naturalism
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