Martin V establishes the bishopric of Fuerteventura.
Conquest and ColonisationFuerteventuraPolitics

Historical Figures

In 1424, Pope Martin V established a bishopric based in Betancuria to support the Franciscan mission in the Canary Islands. This diocese briefly coexisted with the see of Rubicón.

Sources

  • Francisco Galante Gómez, La conquista del espacio en los orígenes de la expansión atlántica. Arte y espiritualidad en el Cenobio franciscano de Betancuria (2017)[↗]

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