Canary Islands The connection to dogs is retained in their depiction on the islands' coat-of-arms. It is considered that the aborigines of Gran Canaria called themselves "Canarios". It is possible that after being conquered, this name was used in plural in Spanish, i.e., as to refer to all of the islands as the Canarii-as. What is certain is that the name of the islands does not derive from the canary bird; rather, the birds are named after the islands. Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago. Gran Canaria, with 865,070 inhabitants, is both the Canary Islands' second most
Canary Islands derby friendly tournament played between Las Palmas and Tenerife since 2011 in a double-leg format. Since 2012, the tournament is sponsored by Mahou and receives the name of Copa Mahou Canarias. In 2018, it was approved to reduce the tournament to a single game. UD Las Palmas play in yellow shirts with blue shorts and blue socks. C.D. Tenerife play in blue and white shirts with blue shorts and white socks. Canary Islands derby The Canary Islands derby is the name given to football matches contesting Spanish sides UD Las Palmas and C.D. Tenerife, who are generally regarded as the top