Mummy of San Andrés

The mummy is a male of about 25 to 30 years partially covered with goatskin with 6 strips that surround it.

It was found in a cave in a ravine outside the village of San Andrés.

The mummy was found in the Anaga massif, an area on the island of Tenerife that is rich in archaeological finds.

It is thought that the mummy might have been that of a Mencey (aboriginal king), or a leading figure in Guanche society of the time.

The specimen was kept at the Museo Municipal of Santa Cruz de Tenerife until 1958, when the mummy became part of the collections of the Museum of Nature and Man (Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre) of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where it currently is.