Canary Islands

The Canary Islands was a virgin territory in Africa assigned to the United States in the  World Crusade. Politically, it was a Spanish autonomous region also called Islas Canarias.  Four Knights of Bahá'u'lláh were named for the territory: Gertrude Eisenberg, who arrived 13 October 1953; George and Marguerite True, who also arrived in October 1953; and Shawqi Rawhani,  who arrived in June 1954.  LSAs were established at Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at Ridvan 1955. (Messages to the Bahá'í World, 85)  The Bahá'í Community numbered over 20 by Ridvan 1957 (Messages to the Bahá'í World, 113) and the Guardian referred in the same message to the holding of the Canary Islands Teaching Conference in Las Palmas (p114). Alyce Janssen pioneered at some stage, but the date is unknown.