I had an email from PS today who sent me this link. Interesting, I did now about the dogs but I didn´t know about Juba Who Named The Canary Islands
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Who named the Canary Islands?
Gypsy-
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Campbell Brodie-
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It was actually Pliny the Elder who said Juba named Gran Canaria "Canaria" because of the multitude of dogs there. The rest of the archipelago took there name from this. Wiki
See Etymology chapter. There are other just as plausible reasons mentioned so I guess we'll never know for sure.
See Etymology chapter. There are other just as plausible reasons mentioned so I guess we'll never know for sure.
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Eeek! 
Peeps will think PS is me Gypsy.
Peeps will think PS is me Gypsy.
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Perfectspecimen wrote:Eeek!Peeps will think PS is me Gypsy.
Too right! I thought it was you!
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Don't worry Vince I know it is not you but I know who it is
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Lone Ranger wrote:Perfectspecimen wrote:Eeek!
Too right! I thought it was you!
Oh, I know who it is...
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As they used to say in Through the Keyhole, the clues are all there 
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