Jean de Bethencourt (ca. 1362-1425). Norman explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402, landing first on the north coast of Lanzarote. From there he conquered the islands of Fuerteventura (1405) and El Hierro for Castile, defeating their local chieftains. Bethencourt became Lord of the Canary Islands (1404-1425). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.
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Jean de Bethencourt (ca. 1362-1425). Norman explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402, landing first on the north coast of Lanzarote. From there he conquered the islands of Fuerteventura (1405) and El Hierro for Castile, defeating their local chieftains. Bethencourt became Lord of the Canary Islands (1404-1425). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.

Date

1871

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UMG25A35_295

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Droits gérés

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Jean de Bethencourt Bethencourt Canary Islands Canaries explorer noble nobleman France French Normandy Norman helmet chainmail conquest Fuerteventura Middle Ages medieval Spain history Crown of Castile expedition engraving lithography lord military navigation navigator portrait 15th century

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