Coat of arms of the Canary Islands Coat of arms of the Canary Islands The coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the central device of the flag of the Canary Islands. It reads "Oceano". The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community (Organic Law 10/82) on 10 August 1982. The coat of arms displays on top the Spanish royal crown. The seven gray islands represent the Canary Islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean. The supporters are dogs from which the islands may derive their name, possibly from the Latin term "Insula Canaria", meaning Island of the
Religion in the Canary Islands La Palma and Tenerife would begin. The Christianization of the Canary Islands was quick and complete. Insular Catholicism has given two saints to the Church up to the present: José de Anchieta (1534-1597) and Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626-1667). Both, born on the island of Tenerife, were missionaries respectively in Brazil and Guatemala. In the nineteenth century a new bishopric was founded in the Canary Islands, the Diocese of San Cristobal de La Laguna in 1819. Although the origins of creating a diocese based in Tenerife began shortly after the conquest of the Canary Islands, it was the