4 2 . 5 0 %) ▁was ▁found ▁for ▁the ▁samples ▁from ▁La ▁G om era . ▁According ▁to ▁Fl ores ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁gen etic ▁dr ift ▁could ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁contrast ing ▁difference ▁in ▁North west ▁African ▁ancest ry ▁detected ▁with ▁mat ernal ▁( 5 1 % ▁of ▁North west ▁African ▁line ages ) ▁and ▁pat ernal ▁markers ▁( 0 . 3 – 1 0 % ▁of ▁North west ▁African ▁line ages ) ▁in ▁La ▁G om era . ▁Alternatively , ▁it ▁could ▁reflect ▁the ▁dram atic ▁way ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁conquer ed , ▁producing ▁the ▁strong est ▁sexual ▁asym met ry ▁in ▁the ▁arch ip el ago . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe , ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁is ▁the ▁Monday ▁following ▁the ▁first ▁Saturday ▁of ▁October . ▁ ▁Every ▁five ▁years ▁( most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁is ▁celebrated ▁the ▁B aj ada ▁de ▁la ▁Vir gen ▁de ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁( the ▁Br ing ing ▁the ▁Virgin ) ▁from ▁her ▁herm itage ▁in ▁P unt all ana ▁to ▁the ▁capital . ▁She ▁is ▁brought ▁by ▁boat ▁to ▁the ▁beach ▁of ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁de ▁La ▁G om era , ▁where ▁several ▁people ▁host ▁her , ▁and ▁transport ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁ ▁Notable ▁n atives ▁and ▁residents ▁ ▁Antonio ▁José ▁Ru iz ▁de ▁P adr ón ▁( 1 7