Southern Fuerteventura Coast

The sea around Fuerteventura washes the shores of a dry island in the eastern Canaries. Before the conquest, its indigenous inhabitants recognized two territories: Maxorata in the north and Jandía in the south. Their rulers Guise and Ayoze accepted Jean de Béthencourt as lord in 1405 and were baptized. The Canaries later became a regular stopping place for ships setting out across the Atlantic from Europe.