Why are the Canary Islands a part of Spain?

Spain always considered the Canaries integral parts of metropolitan Spain and not colonies (even though, clearly, they were colonized about a century before the Americas). read more

The Canary Islands are a part of Spain largely because of a Norman explorer called Jean de Béthencourt who colonized El Hierro, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote in the early 15th century. He founded the former capital of Fuerteventura, Betancuria, and the captured Berber-descending tribes were forced to take his surname. read more

Finally, boys and girls, Madrid says that the Canary islands is “Spain”. etc. Well, France also used to say that “Algeria is France”. As for those who say that the Canary Islanders “love” Spain, are “Spanish”, etc., they are Spaniards living in the Canary Islands as part of the colonial administration. read more