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This article analyses the participation of officers of the Inquisition (inquisitors, prosecutors, secretaries, contador, receivers, alguacil mayor, etc.) in different lucrative activities revolving around the sugar mills of Gran Canaria during the early decades of the 17th century. This involvement led to jurisdictional conflicts and judicial confrontations with certain neighbours, as well as between the inquisitorial members themselves; all of this a far cry from the prevailing image of the Holy Office, or the one it projected about itself. Secondarily, the paper sheds light on different aspects and practices in the world of the sugar business, already in its final phase on the island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to examine the Portuguese influence in Tenerife during the Iberian Union period. We will analyse the importance of this community from a quantitative point of view, in comparison to other communities, and from a qualitative point of view, to find out the true extent of this foreign influence upon the Canary Islands. Additionally, it is significant here to consider the kind of activities the Portuguese developed in the Canary Islands, as well as knowing their birth regions, which could help to contextualize the traditionally close links between the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]