▁La ▁Pal ma ▁as ▁Ab ora ▁and ▁on ▁T ener ife ▁and ▁Gran ▁Can aria ▁as ▁A ro can . ▁The ▁Gu an ches ▁also ▁inter red ▁their ▁dead ▁in ▁c aves . ▁Today , ▁sain ts , ▁who ▁are ▁wor sh ipped ▁through ▁village ▁festiv als , ▁are ▁princip ally ▁connected ▁with ▁Christian ity . ▁But ▁in ▁some ▁aspects , ▁the ▁Gu an ches ’ ▁god - like ▁ide alis ing ▁of ▁G omer an ▁uniqu eness ▁plays ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁well ▁besides ▁their ▁pre - Christ ian ▁and ▁pre - colon ial ▁imp lication ▁and ▁shows ▁strong ▁local ▁differences . ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁made ▁La ▁G om era ▁his ▁last ▁port ▁of ▁call ▁before ▁crossing ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 2 ▁with ▁his ▁three ▁ships . ▁He ▁stopped ▁here ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁his ▁crew ' s ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁supplies , ▁int ending ▁to ▁stay ▁only ▁four ▁days . ▁Beat riz ▁de ▁Bob ad illa ▁y ▁O ss orio , ▁the ▁Count ess ▁of ▁La ▁G om era ▁and ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Hern án ▁Per aza ▁the ▁Young er , ▁offered ▁him ▁vital ▁support ▁in ▁prepar ations ▁of ▁the ▁fleet , ▁and ▁he ▁ended ▁up ▁stay ing ▁one ▁month . ▁When ▁he ▁finally ▁set ▁sail ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 4 9 2 , ▁she ▁gave ▁him ▁c utt ings ▁of ▁sugar c ane , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁New ▁World . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁voyage ▁of ▁Disc overy , ▁Columb us