Destacamentos Armados Canarios

The Destacamentos Armados Canarios (Canarian Armed Detachments) (DAC) were a Canarian terrorist organization within the Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canary Archipelago (MPAIAC),^[1] which acted during the 1970s pursuing independence of the Canary Islands from Spain and alignment with Algeria.^[2]

History

It emerged in 1978 as a reorganization of the Fuerzas Armadas Guanches, after several of its members had been imprisoned. The DAC was mainly made up of minors.^{[citation needed]}

Their actions included writing on large bills "Canarias libre, fuera españoles" and changing them, demanding the freedom of MPAIAC prisoners. They also used armed struggle, placing bombs at the Gran Canaria Airport and the Port of Las Palmas, also placing bombs on two occasions in the police headquarters of Gran Canaria and in the recruitment center of Las Palmas and in the Spanish police confederation. They took control of the radio station in Las Palmas, taking a hostage to exchange for money.^[3]

References

^ "Memorial Víctimas del Terrorismo. Policía Nacional" [Memorial to Victims of Terrorism. National Police]. www.policia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ Rodríguez, Francisco Pomares; García, José Miguel Pérez (2017). "La guerra de las pulgas: propaganda armada, caudillismo y delación en el MPAIAC la misión de Antonio Cubillo en la independencia de Canarias" [The war of the fleas: armed propaganda, 'caudillismo' and denunciation in the MPAIAC the mission of Antonio Cubillo in the independence of the Canary Islands]. Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos (in Spanish). pp. 1–20. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "«No era el momento de utilizar las armas»" ["It was not the time to use weapons"]. www.naiz.eus: TAI GABE DIGITALA SL (in Spanish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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[1] "Memorial Víctimas del Terrorismo. Policía Nacional" [Memorial to Victims of Terrorism. National Police]. www.policia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[2] Rodríguez, Francisco Pomares; García, José Miguel Pérez (2017). "La guerra de las pulgas: propaganda armada, caudillismo y delación en el MPAIAC la misión de Antonio Cubillo en la independencia de Canarias" [The war of the fleas: armed propaganda, 'caudillismo' and denunciation in the MPAIAC the mission of Antonio Cubillo in the independence of the Canary Islands]. Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos (in Spanish). pp. 1–20. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[3] "«No era el momento de utilizar las armas»" ["It was not the time to use weapons"]. www.naiz.eus: TAI GABE DIGITALA SL (in Spanish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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