Independence movements

Canary Islands independence: current status

Where the question stood on 22 September 2026: the Canary Islands remain an autonomous community of Spain, with independence advocacy continuing via small political organisations.

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Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.

Current position

The Canary Islands remain an autonomous community of Spain. Following MPAIAC's 1986 shift away from armed activity, Canarian independence advocacy has continued through small political organisations, with limited broader public support documented in the sources reviewed.[1]

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Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

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    Claim: Antonio Cubillo returned to the Canary Islands in 1986 and subsequently founded the National Congress of the Canaries (CNC), a separatist political party pursuing independence through electoral and political means rather than armed activity; a separate organisation, the Popular Front of the Canary Islands (FREPIC-AWAÑAK), describes itself as continuing Cubillo's Berberist political tradition. Cubillo died on 10 December 2012.

    • Antonio Cubillo (Wikipedia) link, Return, CNC founding and death section. Source record
    • Canary Islands Independence Movement (Wikipedia) link, FREPIC-AWAÑAK section. Source record

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