Garldar used to be the centre of the Guanche civilisation in Gran Canaria, so there are lots of archaeological ruins there. The Spanish took over from the Guanches in 1484 and the name Galdar comes from the word “Agaldar”, meaning Royal City. Before Las Palmas, Galdar was the capital of Gran Canaria. This town today [...]
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Galdar
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments
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