The island was a decisive enclave in the seigneurial conquest begun in the early fifteenth century. Betancuria, located inland to protect itself from coastal attacks, became an early political centre and shows how settlement patterns responded to territorial conditions and Atlantic risks.
The island was a decisive enclave in the seigneurial conquest begun in the early fifteenth century. Betancuria, located inland to protect itself from coastal attacks, became an early political centre and shows how settlement patterns responded to territorial conditions and Atlantic risks.
Among its main reference points are Historic Betancuria, Pastoral tradition, Open coasts, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. This historical reading connects settlement, conquest, economy, institutions, migrations and cultural memory rather than reducing the island to isolated dates.
Key points
El mundo majo antes de la conquista
Los majos, poblacion indigena de Fuerteventura, vivian en comunidades pastoriles sin estructura jerarquica clara, con una cultura material adaptada a la aridez y la movilidad.
Conquista señorial de 1405
Fuerteventura fue conquistada por Jean de Bethencourt en 1405, convirtiendose en la segunda isla del archipielago bajo dominio europeo en régimen señorial heredable.
Betancuria, primera capital europea
Betancuria fue fundada en el interior para protegerla de ataques piratas y fue la primera capital de la isla con catedral, cabildo y funciones administrativas.
Resistencia majo: la batalla de Ajuy
En 1447, los majos se sublevaron en Ajuy contra el señor de la isla, episodio de resistencia que evidencia la tensión entre la poblacion indigena y el poder colonial.
Miguel de Unamuno en Fuerteventura
Unamuno fue desterrado a Fuerteventura en 1924 por orden de Primo de Rivera y paso varios meses en Puerto del Rosario, escribiendo sobre el paisaje y la vida de la isla.
Municipalities of Fuerteventura
See all →- AntiguaAntigua is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- BetancuriaBetancuria is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- La OlivaLa Oliva is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- PájaraPájara is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Puerto del RosarioPuerto del Rosario is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- TuinejeTuineje is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.