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Vor der Eroberung der Kanarischen Inseln durch die Spanier im frühen 15. Jahrhundert lebte hier das Volk der Guanchen. Dieses war mit Techniken der Mumifizierung vertraut, um seine Verstorbenen über den Tod hinaus zu erhalten. Am 11. August 1595 gelangen drei Mumien aus Gran Canaria und Teneriffa nach Amsterdam und werden dort zur Schau gestellt. Der Verfasser des Flugblatts deutet die Körper, die keinerlei Zeichen von Verwesung und Verfall erkennen lassen, als Mirakel und Wunderwerk Gottes.
At the time of the early 15th century Spanish conquest, the Guanche people inhabited the Canary Islands. They were familiar with mummification techniques to preserve their dead beyond death. On August 11, 1595, three mummies from Gran Canaria and Tenerife reach Amsterdam and are displayed there. The author of the leaflet interprets the bodies that show no sign of decay as a miracle and the miraculous work of God.
At the time of the early 15th century Spanish conquest, the Guanche people inhabited the Canary Islands. They were familiar with mummification techniques to preserve their dead beyond death. On August 11, 1595, three mummies from Gran Canaria and Tenerife reach Amsterdam and are displayed there. The author of the leaflet interprets the bodies that show no sign of decay as a miracle and the miraculous work of God.