List of wars involving Portugal

The following is a list of wars involving Portugal.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Aguioncha (966) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of Galicia	Victory Culmination of a Galician–Portuguese civil war in the Kingdom of León.
Battle of Pedroso (1071) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of Galicia	Defeat García II of Galicia declaring himself King of Portugal.
Capture of Santarém (1111) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Defeat Moroccan forces sacks Coimbra
Siege of Coimbra (1117) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Victory
Battle of São Mamede (1128) Part of Kingdom of León civil war and War of Portuguese independence Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Galicia	Portuguese rebels	Victory Afonso Henriques takes the leadership of the County of Portugal and paves the way for an independent Kingdom of Portugal.
Luso–Leonese War (1130–1137) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Stalemate Treaty of Tuy
Battle of Cerneja (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Victory War of Portuguese independence.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
East Timorese rebellion (1911–1912) Location: East Timor	Portugal	East Timorese rebels	Victory
Royalist attack on Chaves (1912) Location: Portugal and Galicia (Spain)	Portuguese Government	Royalist supporters Supported by: Spain	Victory Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro runs to Galicia, Spain.
27 April 1913 Revolt (1913) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Federação Radical Republicana Radical Liberals	Victory
World War I (1914–1918) African theatre of World War I South West Africa campaign German campaign in Angola Ovambo Uprising East African campaign Western Front (World War I) Portuguese Expeditionary Corps Battle of the Lys (1918) Hundred Days Offensive Location: Europe, Africa, Asia	France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Hejaz Serbia Montenegro Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
Água-Pe Revolt (1914) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Royalist supporters	Victory
May 14 Revolt (1915) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Republicans	Defeat End of General Pimenta de Castro's government 1915 Portuguese legislative election
December 1917 coup d'état (1917) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Rebels led by Sidónio Pais	Defeat Sidónio Pais establish a Military Junta 1918 Portuguese general election
1919 Oporto Counter-Revolution (1919) Mosanto Royalist Revolt Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Monarchy of the North Royalist supporters	Victory
Bloody Night (Lisbon) (1921) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Rioting members of the Army, Navy, and GNR soldiers	Pirric Victory 1922 Portuguese legislative election
April 18, 1925 Revolt (1925) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Portuguese Armed Forces rebels	Victory
July 19, 1925 Revolt (1925) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government	Portuguese Armed Forces rebels	Victory
28 May 1926 coup d'état (1926) Location: Portugal	Portuguese Government Republican Party	Portuguese Armed Forces Portuguese Army Portuguese Navy	Defeat Start of Ditadura Nacional and subsequent Estado Novo era.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
February 1927 Revolt (1927) Location: Portugal	Military Dictatorship Portuguese Army Portuguese Navy Republican National Guard	February 1927 movement Rebel units of the Portuguese Army Rebel units of the Portuguese Navy Rebel units of the Republican National Guard Democratic Party Democratic Left-wing Republican Party General Confederation of Labour	Victory
Fifis Revolt (1927) Location: Portugal	Military Dictatorship	Fascists	Victory
Madeira uprising (1931) Location: Portugal	Military Dictatorship Supported by: United Kingdom	Paris League Republica da Atlantida Madeira Azores Portuguese Guinea	Victory
26 Agost 1931 Insurrection (1931) Location: Portugal	Military Dictatorship	Buda Groups Paris League	Victory
Milk Revolt (1936) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Madeira protesters	Victory
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Location: Spain	Spanish Nationalists FET y de las JONS^[e] FE de las JONS^[f] Requetés/CT^[f] CEDA^[f] Renovación Española^[f] Army of Africa Italy Nazi Germany Portugal Viriatos	Spanish Republicans People's Army Popular Front UGT CNT-FAI Generalitat de Catalunya Euzko Gudarostea International Brigades Soviet Union Mexico	Victory End of the Second Spanish Republic
1936 Naval Revolt (1936) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Organização Revolucionária da Armada Portuguese Communist Party	Victory
Invasion of Timor (1942–45) [as neutral power of World War II] Part of Pacific Theater Location: East Timor and Indonesia	Allies: Netherlands Dutch East Indies United Kingdom Australia United States Portuguese Timor	Japan Timorese and Javanese volunteers (Black Columns)	Status Quo Ante Bellum Japan occupies East Timor after the end of Dutch East Indies campaign. Withdrawal of Japanese after End of World War II in Asia.
Mealhada Revolt (1946) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Left-wing rebels	Victory
10 April 1947 Revolt (1947) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Junta de Libertação Nacional	Victory
Integration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1954) Location: India	Portugal	India	Defeat Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India.
Viqueque rebellion (1959) Location: East Timor	Portugal	East Timorese rebels	Victory
Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Angola	Portugal	MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC	Military stalemate MPLA-Coalition Political victory Ceasefire and independence after the Carnation revolution: Alvor Agreement; Angolan independence in 1975, start of the Angolan Civil War.^[35]
Annexation of Portuguese India (1961) Location: India	Portugal	India	Defeat Incorporation of Goa, Daman, and Diu into India.
Beja Revolt (1961–1962) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Democrat rebels	Victory
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Guinea-Bissau	Portugal	PAIGC Guinea (1970 only) Cuba^[36] Non-combat support: China^[37]^[38]^[39] Soviet Union^[40] Senegal^[41] Libya^[42]^[43] Algeria^[44]^[45] Brazil^[46]	PAIGC Political victory^[47] Military stalemate^[47] Independence of Guinea-Bissau.
Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979) Location: Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia	Rhodesia South Africa Portugal (1964–1974)	ZANU FRELIMO ZAPU ANC	Stalemate Lancaster House Agreement, internationally recognised independence for the Zimbabwe
Mozambican War of Independence (1964–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Mozambique	Portugal	FRELIMO	Military stalemate FRELIMO Political victory^[47] Independence of Mozambique
South African Border War (1966–1990) Location: South West Africa, Angola, Zambia	South Africa Portugal (until 1974) UNITA FNLA	SWAPO SWANU MPLA Cuba ANC Zambia	Stalemate Withdrawal of foreign forces from Angola Namibian independence from South African rule
Caldas Insurrection (1974) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	Portuguese Armed Forces rebels	Victory
Carnation Revolution (1974) Location: Portugal	Estado Novo	AF Movement	Defeat Start of Portuguese transition to democracy

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Insurgency in Azores and Madeira (1975–1979) Location: Portugal (Azores and Madeira Archipelagos)	Portugal	FLA FLAMA	Victory FLA broadly gave up armed activity in 1979–1980 FLAMA dissolves itself in 1978
Bosnian War (1994–1995) NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina Implementation Force Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Balkans	Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia United States Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom	Republika Srpska YPA Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia FR Yugoslavia	Victory Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Kosovo Force Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Balkans	KLA AFRK Albania Croatia United States Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom	FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency
Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998–1999) Location: Guinea-Bissau	Guinea-Bissau Senegal Guinea France Portugal	Military rebels MFDC United States	Defeat Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira Military junta established Malam Bacai Sanhá appointed provisional president
1999 East Timorese crisis (1999–2005) part of Decolonisation of Asia Location: East Timor	East Timor INTERFET UNTAET	Pro-Indonesia militias Aitarak Besi Merah Putih Laksaur Mahidi Supported by: Kopassus (alleged) BIN^[48] Jakarta lobby^[49]^[50]^[51]	Victory Independence of East Timor is seizured
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Operation Hoover Resolute Support Mission Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan	United States Afghanistan ISAF United Kingdom Azerbaijan Germany Denmark Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand El Salvador Armenia Georgia Norway Sweden Poland Estonia Romania Turkey Bulgaria Hungary Luxembourg Portugal Jordan Albania Iceland Northern Alliance	Taliban Islamic Jihad Union Haqqani network Allied groups HIG al-Qaeda IJU^[52] IMU Taliban splinter groups Fidai Mahaz 2001 invasion: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban al-Qaeda 055 Brigade	"Victory" American-led coalition invasion and occupation of Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda training camps Fall of the Taliban government Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration Start of Taliban insurgency Death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan Commencement of war's 2015–2021 phase
Operation Active Endeavour (2001–2016) Part of the War on Terror Location: Mediterranean Sea	NATO Non-NATO: Georgia Israel^[53] Morocco New Zealand^[54] Russia (2006) Ukraine Bulgaria (until 2004) Estonia (until 2004) Latvia (until 2004) Lithuania (until 2004) Romania (until 2004) Slovakia (until 2004) Slovenia (until 2004) Albania (until 2009) Croatia (until 2009)	Unspecified terrorist and smuggling groups	"Victory" Continued by Operation Sea Guardian
East Timorese crisis (2006) Location: East Timor	Australia New Zealand Malaysia Portugal East Timor	FTDL elements	Victory Violence ends.
Operation Atalanta (2008-) Part of counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa Location: Somalia	European Union (European Union Training Mission in Somalia) Non EU: Colombia Iceland Liechtenstein Montenegro New Zealand Norway Serbia Switzerland United Kingdom	Somali pirates	Ongoing
Attack on MV Maersk Phoenix^[55] (2009) Part of counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa Location: Somalia	Portugal	Somali pirates	Victory
Central African Republic Civil War (2012-) European Union Military Operation in the Central African Republic January 2019 Bambari clashes 2020 N'Délé clashes Location: Central African Republic	Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces MINUSCA (since 2014) Rwanda (since 2020)^[56] Russia (since 2018)^[56] Wagner Group^[57] Russian Imperial Movement^[58] Black Russians^[59] Formerly: South Africa (2013) MISCA (2013–2014) MICOPAX (2008–2013) Angola Cameroon Chad Morocco^[60] Uganda Congo-Brazzaville DRC Gabon Burundi Equatorial Guinea São Tomé and Príncipe France (2013–2021)^[61] EUFOR RCA (2014–2015)	Coalition of Patriots for Change (since 2020) Anti-balaka MPC 3R UPC FPRC PRNC Lord's Resistance Army Azande Ani Kpi Gbe (since March 2023)^[62] Support: Chad (alleged)^[63]^[64] RSF^[65] Defunct groups: Séléka (2012–2014) CPJP CPSK UFDR FDPC FPR RJ (2013–2018) MNLC (2017–2019) MLCJ (2008–2022) RPRC (2014–2022)	Ongoing
Mali War (2012–2023) Location: Mali	France Mali Chad Spain^[66] Poland United Kingdom Germany MINUSMA	Ansar Dine Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ISIL Azawad	Mixed Results (end of UN mission)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado (2017–2020) Part of War on terror and War against the Islamic State Location: Mozambique	Mozambique Rwanda (from 2021)^[67] Southern African Development Community (from 2021) South Africa^[68] Botswana^[69] Tanzania^[70]^[71] Lesotho Malawi^[72] Angola^[73] Supported by: Russia^[74] EUTM-Moz (from 2021) Uganda^[70] United States (from 2021)^[75]^[76] Portugal (from 2020)^[77]^[78] United Kingdom^[79] Turkey^[80]	Ansar al-Sunna Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant^[81] Supported by: Organized crime^[82] Foreign sympathizers^[82] Bandits^[83]	Ongoing

List of wars involving Portugal

County of Portugal (868–1139)

Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910)

First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926)

Second Portuguese Republic (1933–1974)

Portugal (1974–present)

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Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Ourique (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Victory Afonso Henriques is acclaimed King of Portugal
Battle of Valdevez (1140) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Victory The Treaty of Zamora (1143) recognized Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León.
Siege of Lisbon (1142) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Anglo-Norman Crusaders	Taifa of Badajoz	Defeat
Second Crusade (1147–50) Location: Middle East and North Africa (Near East, Anatolia, Levant, Egypt) and Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Byzantine Empire Kingdom of England	Seljuk Empire Emirate of Zengids Abbasid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Almoravids	Status quo ante bellum Decisive Seljuk Turks victory in Anatolia Decisive Crusader victories in Iberia
Conquest of Santarém (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Taifa of Badajoz	Victory Afonso Henriques and his army arrived at Santarém, taking it within a day.
Siege of Lisbon (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Taifa of Badajoz	Victory The victory was a turning-point in Portugal's history.
Luso-Leonese War (1167–1169) Siege of Badajoz (1169) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate Kingdom of León	Defeat
Battle of Cabo Espichel (1180)^[1] Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory First naval victory against the Moors.
Raid of Ceuta (1180)^[2]	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory
Battle of Silves (1182) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Defeat
Siege of Santarém (1184) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium
Third Crusade (1189) Location: Middle East (Levant and Anatolia), Mediterranean Europe (Sicily, Iberia, Balkans)	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders from Germany, Hungary, France, Denmark, Italy, Spain and England	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Conquest of Alvor and siege of Silves.
Almohad campaign in the Algarve (1190–1191) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Almohad Caliphate	Defeat Part of the Reconquista and Third Crusade.
Battle of Alarcos (1195) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Castile Order of Santiago Order of St. Benedict	Almohad Caliphate Castilian rebels	Defeat
Luso-Leonese War (1196–1200) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile	Kingdom of León Kingdom of Navarre Almohad Caliphate	Status Quo Ante Bellum
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Leonese volunteers French volunteers	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Turning point in the Reconquista
Siege of Alcácer do Sal (1217) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Almohad Caliphate	Victory
Siege of Faro (1249) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory This marked the end of the Portuguese Reconquista, with Lisbon becoming the capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1255.
War of the Strait (1292–1350) Battle of Salé Battle of Écija (1275) Siege of Algeciras (1278–1279) Battle of Moclín (1280) Conquest of Taifa First siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1309) Siege of Algeciras (1309–1310) Second siege of Gibraltar Battle of the Vega of Granada Razia of 1330 Battle of Teba Siege of Guardamar Siege of Elche Third siege of Gibraltar Fourth siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1339) Battle of Getares Battle of Río Salado Battle of Estepona Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Fifth siege of Gibraltar (1292–1350) Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar)	Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory End of Moroccan hegemony in the Strait of Gibraltar. No more offensive or expansion attempts against the Christian Kingdoms would be done by Marinids, being just at the defensive for the rest of the reconquista.
Luso-Castilian War (1295–1297) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Aragon	Kingdom of Castile	Stalemate Treaty of Alcañices
Luso-Castillian War (1336–39) Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Battle of Río Salado (1340) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory Defeat of the Marinid invasion
Battle of Guadalmesí (1342)^[3] Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Marinid Sultanate	Victory
Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Republic of Genoa European crusaders	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory The city surrendered and was incorporated into the Crown of Castile in 1344.
War of the Two Peters (1356–1375) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Granada	Crown of Aragon Supported by: Henry of Trastámara Kingdom of France	Indecisive The war was prolonged because Peter of Castile lost his throne to Henry of Trastámara. Overthrowing of Peter I of Castile.
First Fernandine War (1369–1370) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Crown of Aragon	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Second Fernandine War (1372–1373) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Third Fernandine War (1381–1382) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Portuguese interregnum (1383–1385) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of England	Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of France Crown of Aragon	Victory Consolidation of Portuguese independence.
Conquest of Ceuta (1415) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal	Marinid Sultanate	Victory Portuguese consecrated the main mosque into the cities cathedral. Start of Portuguese Morocco.
Siege of Ceuta (1419) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory Pedro de Menezes led the Portuguese garrison in a sally against the Marinid siege camp and forced the lifting of the siege before the relief fleet even arrived
Irmandiño revolts (1431–69) Part of Castillian Civil War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Andrade, Lemos and Moscoso families	Galician rebels	Victory
Battle of Tangier (1437) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Indecisive Prince Henry the Navigator did not return to Lisbon to report to his brother, King Edward of Portugal, but rather sailed directly to Ceuta.
Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (1458–1459) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory The conquest was successful due to the superiority of the Portuguese artillery, and to the decision of Abd al-Haqq II to keep his army in Tangier upon being informed of the presence of the Portuguese fleet, while he was preparing an attack on Tlemcen.
Catalan Civil War (1462–72) War of the Remences Mieres uprising Location: Iberian Peninsula	Principality of Catalonia Crown of Castile Kingdom of Portugal	Forces of John II of Aragon Kingdom of France	Defeat
Siege of Tangier (1463–1464) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Defeat
Anfa expedition (1468) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory
Conquest of Asilah (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory After a troubled disembarkation that resulted in the death of more than 200 men caused by strong winds and waves, Afonso's army reached the shore and laid siege to the city of Asilah, conquering it after a hard battle. Establishment of Portuguese Asilah.
Portuguese conquest of Tangier (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Victory Establishment of Portuguese Tangier
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of France	Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon	Indecisive Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile Marriage of Isabella of Aragon and Afonso of Portugal Portugal gains hegemony in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands Portugal recognizes Castile's claim to the Canary Islands