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Although earlier maps had shown fantastical depictions of the "Fortunate Islands" (on the basis of their mention in Pliny), this is the first European map where the actual Canary islands make a solid appearance (although Dulcert also includes some fantastic islands himself, notably Saint Brendan's Island, and three islands he names Primaria ...
Operation Pilgrim was a planned British operation to invade and occupy the Canary Islands during World War II. [2] The invasion was a contingency plan to be executed in the event of a known plan whereby Germany would support Spain in occupying Gibraltar, the Azores, the Canary Islands as well as the Cape Verde Islands (the German plan was known as Operation Felix).
Portugal formally recognised Castile as the ruler of the Canary Islands in 1479 as part of the Treaty of Alcáçovas. [citation needed] The military governor Alonso Fernández de Lugo finally conquered the islands of La Palma (in 1492–1493) and Tenerife (in 1494–1496) for the Crown of Castile, thus completing the conquest of the island group.
A map of the Canary Islands Hacha Grande, a mountain in the south of Lanzarote, viewed from the road to the Playa de Papagayo A panoramic view of Gran Canaria, with Roque Nublo at the left and Roque Bentayga at the center. Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago.
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Location within Canary Islands The First Battle of Acentejo took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards , other Europeans, and associated natives (mostly from other islands), on 31 May 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island.
Map of Guanche menceyatos or kingdoms at the time of the Castilian conquest. After the First Battle of Acentejo, Alonso Fernández de Lugo returned to Gran Canaria, practically without troops, as the Castilian forces had suffered between 1,000 and 2,000 casualties at the First Battle of Acentejo. At Gran Canaria, Fernández de Lugo established ...
The Roman writer Pliny the Elder called them "the Fortunate Islands". Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello is credited with the rediscovery of the Canary Islands in 1312. [1] In 1339, Majorcan Angelino Dulcert drew the first map of the Canaries, labeling one of the islands "Lanzarote". [2]