Kingdom of the Canary Islands
The Kingdom of the Canary Islands was a vassal state of the Crown of Castile located in North Africa, lasting from 1404 to 1448.He arrived on the island of Lanzarote (which was probably named after him) in 1312 and stayed for almost two decades until he was expelled during a revolt by the native Guanches under the leadership of their king Zonzamas.However, Béthencourt managed to calm the situation when he returned, and the Guanche leader was baptized on February 27, 1404, thus surrendering to the Europeans.Subsequently, Jean de Béthencourt was proclaimed king of the Canaries by Pope Innocent VII, even though he recognized the Castilians as overlords.Portugal formally recognised Castile as the ruler of the Canary Islands in 1479 as part of the Treaty of Alcáçovas.
Coat of armsVassal stateCrown of CastileBetancuriaTeguiseNormanEarly Modern SpanishGuancheCatholicismJean de BéthencourtMiddle AgesLanzaroteFuerteventuraEl HierroPortugalGuanchesKingdom of PortugalNorth AfricaGenoanLancelotto MalocelloConquest of the Canary IslandsexplorerGadifer de la SalleBéthencourtPope Innocent VIILa GomeraGran CanariaTenerifeLa PalmaPortugueseTreaty of AlcáçovasAlonso Fernández de LugoCultural domainCanary IslandsBimbachePre-colonial timesConquestFirst Battle of AcentejoLordship of the Canary IslandsBattle of AguereSecond Battle of AcentejoBattle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797)Spanish transitionAutonomous communityCanarian ParliamentCanarianSpanishGomeran WhistleAchamánAchuguayoAchuhucanacChaxiraxiChijorajiGuayotaMaxiosTibicenaBienes de Interés Cultural (Las Palmas)Bienes de Interés Cultural (Tenerife)Castillo de San JoséCaves of ValeronFour Doors caveGuayadeque ravineLas Palmas CathedralEl Maipés NecropolisMuseo CanarioPainted Cave, GaldarChurch of San Juan BautistaArchaeological Museum of Puerto de la CruzAtlantic Center of Modern ArtCastle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)Centro de Fotografía Isla de TenerifeElder Museum of Science and TechnologyMuseum of the History of TenerifeMuseo de la Naturaleza y ArqueologíaMuseo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de TenerifeMuseum of Science and the CosmosTenerife Espacio de las ArtesCuisineAlmogroteCanarian arepaCanarian wrinkly potatoesMalvasiaMajoreroMiel de palmaPastelesRopa viejaSancochoSangriaMusical instrumentsChácarasTimpleCarnival of Santa Cruz de TenerifeCarnival of Las PalmasBajada (festival)Cavalcade of MagiHoly WeekVirgin of CandelariaCristo de La LagunaAkelarreCanarian wrestlingJuego del PaloSalto del pastorOpen Lanzarote IslandOpen Costa AdejeAuditorio de TenerifeGarajonayCaldera de Taburiente