Jean de Béthencourt

Meaning

Norman nobleman linked to the beginning of the seigneurial conquest of the Canaries in 1402.

Reference source

Le Canarien y bibliografía histórica de Canarias

Related

Articles

The Lordly Conquest of the Canary Islands: Normans, Power, and Social ChangeThe Norman Conquest of 1402The Béthencourt Lineage: Origins and Expansion of a Family Key to the Conquest of the Canary Islands

Timeline

julio de 1402 · Beginning of the European conquest with Jean de Béthencourt's expedition to Lanzarote.1404 · Jean de Béthencourt founds Betancuria.25 de enero de 1405 · The Norman conquest of Fuerteventura is completed.

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Jean de Béthencourt

Collections

Conquest and Indigenous resistance