Conquest of the islands

  • Conquest of Lanzarote
    1402

    Conquest of Lanzarote

    Lanzarote was the first island in the Canary archipelago to be colonized.
  • Conquest of Fuerteventura
    1404

    Conquest of Fuerteventura

    Pacified the island around 1404, the conquest of Fuerteventura was resumed throughout that year, but the two commanders acted separately, each fortifying his own area of ​​dominion (castle of Rico Roque and Valtarajal). In 1405 the conquest culminated with the submission of the island's kings.
  • La Gomera
    1404

    La Gomera

    Brief history of La Gomera. The first known written references on the island of La Gomera date back to Ptolemy himself, although its modern history begins with its conquest, one of whose first attempts took place between the years 1404 and 1405 by Castilian explorers.
  • Conquest of El Hierro
    1405

    Conquest of El Hierro

    Pacified the island around 1404, the conquest of Fuerteventura was resumed throughout that year, but the two commanders acted separately, each fortifying his own area of ​​dominion (castle of Rico Roque and Valtarajal). In 1405 the conquest culminated with the submission of the island's kings.
  • Gran Canaria
    1483

    Gran Canaria

    The excesses of Rejón caused the Catholic Monarchs to send a new army under the command of Pedro de Vera, as Captain to Guerra and Governor, who processed Rejón, sending him to Castile as a prisoner.
  • La Palma
    1493

    La Palma

    Alonso Fernández de Lugo, who had an outstanding performance in the conquest of Gran Canaria, obtained the conquest rights from the Catholic Monarchs over the islands of La Palma and Tenerife.
  • Tenerife
    1494

    Tenerife

    The conquest of Tenerife begins in 1494 and ends in 1496. The conquest of the Canary Islands lasted almost a century.