Northern Fuerteventura Coast

North of Fuerteventura, the sea separates the island from Lanzarote and the smaller islets of the eastern Canaries. Before European conquest, the indigenous Majos divided Fuerteventura between the territories of Maxorata and Jandía. In 1405 their rulers accepted Jean de Béthencourt’s authority and baptism. The island subsequently formed part of a Castilian lordship, while ships used the Canaries as a stopping place on Atlantic voyages.