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1402
Conquest of Lanzarote
Lanzarote was the first island in the Canary archipelago to be colonized. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1494
Tenerife
The conquest of Tenerife begins in 1494 and ends in 1496. The conquest of the Canary Islands lasted almost a century.
