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 process of conquest, although the presence of Christian elements in the archipelago dates back at least a century before its incorporation into the Crown of Castile. The first news that speaks of the introduction of Christianity in the islands dates from 1351, that year Pope Clement VI created the "Bishopric of the Islands of Fortune" or "Bishopric of Telde" on the island of Gran Canaria. The Bishopric of Telde was basically a project of evangelization of the Canary Islands of Mallorcan and Catalan missionaries, which failed because of the piratical raids of the Europeans who angered the natives. This situation