Achamán is the supreme god of the Guanches

Guanches

Guanches is the name given to the aboriginal Berber inhabitants of the Canary Islands. It is believed that they migrated to the archipelago sometime between 1000 BCE and 100 BCE or perhaps earlier...

 on the island of Tenerife

Tenerife

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; he is the father god and creator. The name means literally "the skies", in allusion to the celestial vault (the sky

Sky

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). Achamán, an omnipotent and eternal god, created the land and the water, the fire and the air, and all creatures derived their existence from him. Achamán lived in the heights and sometimes descended upon the summits of the mountains, contemplating his creations.

Other names of Achamán are:

• Achuhuran

• Achahucanac

• Achguayaxerax

• Achoron

• Achaman

On other islands, its name also varied:

• Acoran
  Acoran
  Acoran is the name given to the supreme god of the Guanche people on the island of Gran Canaria. Applies to Achamán for the Guanches of Tenerife.-References:*...
  
  (Gran Canaria
  Gran Canaria
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  ) or Abora
  Abora
  Abora is the name of an ancestal solar deity of La Palma and a traditional god of the Azore Islands, and of two reed boats.-Abora, reed boat:...
  
  (La Palma
  La Palma
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  ) among others.