Gregorio Chil y Naranjo Curiosity · Telde, Gran Canaria - Área Metropolitana, Las Palmas Physician, historian and anthropologist born in Telde in 1831 and died in Las Palmas in 1901. Founder of the Museo Canario, he devoted his fortune and his life to documenting and preserving the aboriginal culture of the islands before it was lost. 1831-1901 Photo: User:Alavisan (Public domain) What to see and do in Telde