Kingdom of the Canary Islands
The Kingdom of the Canary Islands was a vassal state of the Crown of Castile located in North Africa, lasting from 1404 to 1448.
Kingdom of the Canary Islands | |||||||||||
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| 1404–1448 | |||||||||||
| Status | Vassal state of the Crown of Castile | ||||||||||
| Capital | Betancuria (1404–1425) Teguise (1425–) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Old Norman, Early Modern Spanish, Guanche | ||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism (Official), Guanche religion | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1404–1425 | Jean de Béthencourt | ||||||||||
• 1425–1448 | Maciot de Béthencourt | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Conquest of Lanzarote | 1404 | ||||||||||
| 1448 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Spain | ||||||||||
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