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In 1341, a three-ship expedition sponsored by King Afonso IV of Portugal, set out from Lisbon, commanded by Florentine captain Angiolino del Tegghia de Corbizzi and Genoese captain Nicoloso da Recco, and employing a mixed crew of Italians, Portuguese and Castilians. 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, Capraria and Canaria). Portolan of Angelino Dulcert (1339) showing Lanzarote islandĮvidently drawing from the information provided by Malocello, in 1339 appeared the portolan map by Angelino Dulcert of Majorca showing the Canary island of Lanzarote (named Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus and marked by a Genoese shield), as well as the island of Forte Vetura ( Fuerteventura) and Vegi Mari ( Lobos). However, the existence of this expedition has been dismissed by most modern historians, as being based on later forged documents. Malocello may have attempted to erect himself as a ruler among the aboriginal peoples and been eventually expelled by them.Īccording to some sources, shortly after his return to Europe, in 1336, Malocello led a return expedition to the Canaries, sponsored by the Portuguese crown. Malocello made landfall (possibly shipwrecked) on Lanzarote island, and remained there for nearly twenty years. Malocello's motives were unclear – it is believed he might have been searching for traces of the Vivaldi brothers who had disappeared off Morocco, around Cape Non back in 1291. The first visit by a European to the Canary Islands since antiquity was by Genoese captain Lanceloto Malocello traditionally dated 1312 (but probably a little later, between 1318–1325). In the following century, Castile and Portugal were the primary contenders. In the 14th century, a variety of forces competed for control of the Canaries: Genoese, Majorcan, Portuguese and Castilian. Main article: Canary Islands in pre-colonial times For this reason, territorial expansion represented a reinforcement of royal power, imbued with crusader and missionary spirit. In the case of the Iberian monarchies, their territorial expansion was spurred by the reconquista ("reconquest") of Moorish southern Spain ( al-Andalus).

Ideological and political motives: the monarchies of Southern Europe entered an expansive phase.

The first expedition to visit all the islands of the archipelago took place two years later, in 1341, under the command of fellow Genoese seaman and explorer Niccoloso da Recco, at the service and on behalf of Portuguese king Afonso IV.

Development of new navigation techniques ( compass, astrolabe, stern rudder, cog- caravel) and the development of cartography: a portulan map by Angelino Dulcert of Majorca, from 1339, is the first to show some of the Canary Islands, and this date might in fact coincide with the effective rediscovery of the islands by the Genoese seaman Lanzarotto Malocello.

These states were already engaging in maritime trade along the Moroccan coast.

The economic expansion of some European states, such as the Republic of Genoa, the Kingdom of Aragon, the Kingdom of Castile, and the Kingdom of Portugal.

Visits to the archipelago began to increase after the end of the 13th century for reasons including: What does seem clear is that this knowledge of the islands did not signify the end of the cultural isolation of the native inhabitants. During the Middle Ages, the first reports on the Canaries come from Arabic sources, which refer to some Atlantic islands which may have been the Canaries. Although these linkages were weakened, they were not totally severed, and the Canaries' isolation was not total. The ties between the Canaries and the Mediterranean world which had existed since antiquity were interrupted by the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire.

It can be divided into two periods: the Conquista señorial, carried out by Castilian nobility in exchange for a covenant of allegiance to the crown, and the Conquista realenga, carried out by the Spanish crown itself, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. The conquest of the Canary Islands by the Crown of Castile took place between 14 and described as the first instance of European settler colonialism in Africa.

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