A distant beginning... The conquest Patronato de Turismo de Fuerteventura Almirante Lallermand, 1. 35600 Puerto del Rosario Fuerteventura was created more than 30 million years ago, with The island was conquered and colonised by Juan de Bethen- Fuerteventura · Islas Canarias court, a businessman of Norman origin, and Gadifer de la Salle the start of eruptions that built up the island's foundations under Tel. +34 928 53 08 44 · Fax. +34928 85 16 95 at the beginning of the 15th century. They established its first
[email protected] the sea, and its surface began to emerge 23 million years ago. settlement in 1404 on the most protected area of the island, Since then, prolonged volcanic processes and erosion naming it Betancuria in honour of its founder. Nowadays, this History & produced by the constant trade winds, have resulted in the scen- central area of Fuerteventura, which at the time was the first capi- www.visitfuerteventura.es Culture tal of the Canary Islands, is one of the most beautiful places on ery we admire today. the island and that which has the most history. In 1405, after Guize and Ayoze - who were the aboriginal kings that ruled the The first settlers two kingdoms the island was divided into then, known as Maxo- rata and Jandía - surrendered, and thus the process of conquer- ing Fuerteventura came to an end. The origin of the first Fuerteventura settlers has always been sprinkled with legends, due to the lack of literature that remains about them. From the 15th century to the 19th century, the island of Different theories place the arrival of the first inhabitants at between Fuerteventura was a dominion that was dependent on the Catho- 1,000 to 300 before Christ, but there are still different opinions and lic Kings, until it became the Spanish province of the Canary great uncertainty.