Gran Canaria
Americannoun
noun
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After visiting Madrid and Barcelona earlier in the week, the pope arrived in another island of the archipelago, Gran Canaria, on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"We couldn't find local people who wanted to work with us," said Diana del Molino Rodriguez at the Domingo Alonso Group workshop in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Amparo Urzainqui, a 66-year-old volunteer with the Catholic charity Caritas in Gran Canaria who assists migrants, said "they need to feel welcomed in our communities."
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said its plan was to sail to "Gran Canaria or Tenerife".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Under the circumstances defined, if Teneriffe and Gran Canaria disappeared, or if their inhabitants ceased to care for carpentry, clothing, or shoes, the people of Lanzerote must starve.
From Evolution and Ethics by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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