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Alfred Diston
Alfred Diston

Alfred Diston

English, 1793-1861
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Alfred Diston was a British merchant and writer on a wide variety of subjects who lived in Puerto de la Cruz (former Puerto Orotava), Tenerife, between 1810 and 1861.

His illustrated manuscripts, his notebooks, and his watercolours and drawings represent a valuable documentary source to learn about many aspects of the society and the natural environment of Tenerife and the rest of the Canary Islands during the first half of the 19th century.

His relevance to the culture of the Canary Islands lies in the fact that he contributed in many disciplines, especially in those related to the knowledge and study of Canary Islands’ traditional clothing and customs of the time.

His major role in the introduction of the Cavendish banana in the Canary Islands was also very significant, and some of its cultivars are known today as “plátano de Canarias” (Canary Islands banana). The expansion of its cultivation throughout the islands and its export to England from 1870 to 1878 had an enormous impact on the economy of the Canary Islands for more than a century until the consolidation of mass tourism.

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Charcoal Seller, Tenerife

Charcoal Seller, Tenerife (1828)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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Dominican Friar

Dominican Friar (1828)

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Female huckster of Port Orotava

Female huckster of Port Orotava (1828)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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Firewood Seller, Tenerife

Firewood Seller, Tenerife (1828)

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Franciscan Friar

Franciscan Friar (1828)

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Girl from Hierro

Girl from Hierro (1828)

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Gomero, Orchilla Gatherer

Gomero, Orchilla Gatherer (1828)

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Grand Canary-Man on a Donkey

Grand Canary-Man on a Donkey (1828)

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Hand-mill for grinding Gofio, Tenerife

Hand-mill for grinding Gofio, Tenerife (ca. 1828)

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Huckster of Port Orotava, Tenerife

Huckster of Port Orotava, Tenerife (ca. 1825)

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La Palma

La Palma

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Man standing on seashore – Hierro

Man standing on seashore – Hierro (after 1826)

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Peasant of Miradero, Tenerife

Peasant of Miradero, Tenerife (between 1823 and 1828)

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Parish Priest

Parish Priest (1828)

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Ox-sledge for the conveyance of merchandise

Ox-sledge for the conveyance of merchandise (ca. 1828)

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Nun of the Order of Santa Clara

Nun of the Order of Santa Clara (1828)

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Natives of La Palma

Natives of La Palma (1825)

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Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife

Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife (1825)

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Member of the Brotherhood El Gran Poder de Dios

Member of the Brotherhood El Gran Poder de Dios (1828)

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Manner of carrying children

Manner of carrying children (1828)

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Man of El Miradero

Man of El Miradero (ca. 1828)

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Man and woman of Chasna-Tenerife

Man and woman of Chasna-Tenerife (1828)

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Loaded Camel

Loaded Camel (1828)

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Ladies’ Church dress

Ladies’ Church dress (ca. 1828)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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Fort Candelaria, Tenerife

Fort Candelaria, Tenerife (1820)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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View in the Barranco de Martianez, Port Orotava, Tenerife, looking Southward

View in the Barranco de Martianez, Port Orotava, Tenerife, looking Southward (1820)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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View in the Barracano de Martianez, Port Orotava, Tenerife, looking Northward

View in the Barracano de Martianez, Port Orotava, Tenerife, looking Northward (1820)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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Realejo de arriba, Tenerife

Realejo de arriba, Tenerife (1821)

Alfred Diston (English, 1793-1861)
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