The Norman conquest of Fuerteventura is completed.
Conquest and ColonisationFuerteventuraPolitics

Historical Figures

The Norman expedition led by Jean de Béthencourt and Gadifer de La Salle had begun in 1402. In 1405, Guise and Ayose, rulers of Maxorata and Jandía, accepted Béthencourt as lord and were baptised; the island was incorporated into Castilian rule.

Sources

  • Patronato de Turismo de Fuerteventura, Historia de Fuerteventura[↗]
  • Patronato de Turismo de Fuerteventura, Mirador de Guise y Ayose[↗]
  • Alfredo Mederos Martín, Un enfrentamiento desigual (Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos 65) (2019)[↗]

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