Over three evenings, the Real Sociedad Económica Amigos del País is hosting a series of lectures on the genealogy of the Canary Islands. The programme focuses on family lineages from specific towns and islands, archival sources and biographical approaches to figures from Canarian history. Each lecture is scheduled to last around 40 minutes, with short breaks in between.
On Wednesday 21 October, the programme begins at 17:00 with David Corbella Guadalupe. He will speak about a certificate of purity and its genealogical use, using the example of Juan Bautista Hernández Delgado, Lieutenant Captain of Grenadiers in the Provincial Regiment of La Orotava. At 17:50, José Antonio Falcón Luis will follow with an overview of the genealogy of San Juan de la Rambla spanning five centuries. At 18:40, Francisco B. Cabrera Alonso will discuss the Flemish presence in La Laguna during the first half of the 18th century.
On Thursday, 22 October, Blanca Delgado Hernández will open the programme at 17:00 with the talk 'Mi Familia puertorriqueña'. This will be followed at 17:50 by Aarón Dian Darias Scheithe from the Grupo de Trabajo Histórico DRAGO, who will speak about the inhabitants of Llanos de Regla between 1804 and 1960. The day will conclude at 18:40 with a talk by Francisco Cejas-Fuentes Padrón on Cayetano de Espinosa y Torres, a captain in the Indies Fleet who hailed from El Hierro.
On Friday, 23 October, the programme begins at 17:00 with Horacio Concepción García discussing hereditary town councillorship on La Palma in the 16th century. At 17:50, Magnolia Houvenaghel will present documentary sources for the history and genealogy of the Canary Islands, focusing on the 'Liberge de Granchain' collection held in the French National Archives. To conclude, at 18:40, Gustavo Adolfo González Rodríguez will speak about Ruiz de Padrón, as well as his genealogy and family origins on La Gomera.