The word canary comes from the latin word “canis”, meaning “dog.” Early explorers named the island for the many wild dogs they found there.
The Canary Island are a group of rugged, mountainous islands that lie in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
You might think that the islands got their name because they are the native home of the canary bird. But you would be wrong.
When early explorers first landed on the islands, they found many wild dogs there. They named the islands “Canaria” which means Isle of Dogs (Canary comes from “canis”, the Latin word for dogs).
So the Canary Islands got their name because of the dogs, and the canary birds got their name form the islands!
There are still wild canaries to be found on these island. Many Canary Islanders catch wild canaries and sell them to many places in the world for pets.
Canary Island farmers raise bananas, vegetables and many other drops in the fertile soil
The Canary Island have been a Spanish territory since the 1400s.
Reference: Dick Rogers
