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Orden del Cachorro Canario

Asociación de la Orden del Cachorro Canario

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

HeritageArts & CultureEducation
AssociationFounded 1991Regional reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1991, Orden del Cachorro Canario is a non-profit association based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain working on heritage, arts & culture, education.

A non-profit cultural association founded in 1991 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, that works to recover, live, transmit and defend Canarian history, culture, traditions and identity. Its activities are open to the public and include cultural talks, book presentations, art exhibitions, folklore and classical music performances, an education area that visits schools, traditional Canarian food and events, and a library of around 1,800 Canarian-themed books. The association is non-political and non-denominational, has members in the Canary Islands and in Canarian houses in Cuba, and is funded mainly by member fees, protective members and occasional public subsidies or sponsorship.

Location

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Founded

1991

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Asociación

Legal name

Asociación de la Orden del Cachorro Canario

Registration

G1/S1/18068-92/GC

Members

2,000

VAT number

ES412038719

Focus areas

Canarian identityFolkloreCanarian cultureGran CanariaHeritage

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageArts & CultureEducation

Works for

StudentsChildrenCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Área de Educación

Education · Spain

Transmits knowledge and respect for Canarian traditions, speech, identity markers and customs to primary and secondary schoolchildren, including school group visits to the association's house and visits to schools in Gran Canaria.

Countries of operation

SpainCuba

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesGovernment funding

Ways to support

MembershipDonateSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Acte Canarias, Fundación Pacho Guerra, AOC

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