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Water Is Power — Part Four
Across the islands, conquest reshapes land, water and work. Grants, council records, sugar mills, ships and sixty-five goats bring the new order down to the scale of a household.
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Across the islands, conquest reshapes land, water and work. Grants, council records, sugar mills, ships and sixty-five goats bring the new order down to the scale of a household. Part Four of The Canary Islands: Conquest and Survival.
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Begin with Part One, then follow the four episodes in order. Maps, historical records and music carry the story.
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The history & the evidence.
Across the islands, conquest reshapes land, water and work. Grants, council records, sugar mills, ships and sixty-five goats bring the new order down to the scale of a household. The companion identifies published transcriptions, later historical accounts and modern explanatory maps alongside the story.
- Historical sourceUn ámbito, un panel y nueve menceyatos Jesús Duque Arimany / Museos de TenerifeModern historical synthesis; territorial reconstruction is approximate.
- Historical sourceHistoria y Patrimonio de Canarias1: Las primeras poblaciones de Canarias (ESO y Bachillerato) Zebensui López Trujillo; reviewed by Antonio Tejera Gaspar and Francisco García Talavera; Gobierno de Canarias digital edition,2020Government educational synthesis, not contemporary record.
- Historical sourceHistoria y Patrimonio de Canarias2: Conquista y colonización del archipiélago (ESO y Bachillerato) Zebensui López Trujillo; reviewed by Roberto J.González Zacalaín; Gobierno de Canarias digital edition,2020Educational synthesis; no original1488 record newly read.
- Historical sourceLos Ara, una familia de origen prehispánico en el Valle de Taoro (1500–1600), in Lecturas aisladas José Antonio González MarreroPublished transcriptions and the author’s summaries; no original grant, lease or will manuscripts newly inspected.
- Historical sourcefanega Real Academia Española / Asociación de Academias de la Lengua EspañolaDefinition explains sowing-based land measure and variation; no modern conversion applied to this1501 grant.
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LSDREAM - ACTIVATE (Space Wizard Remix). Edited and mixed for the film.
Liquid Stranger - Psychonaut (AstroLizard Remix). Edited and mixed for the film.
Sara Landry - Legacy (Xtrica Bootleg Remix). Edited and mixed for the film.
Lu.Re - It Girl Dub. Edited and mixed for the film.