A three-ship expedition sponsored by King Afonso…

1341 CE

A three-ship expedition sponsored by King Afonso IV of Portugal sets out from Lisbon for the Canary Islands in 1341, 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.

Cruising the archipelago for five months, the expedition maps thirteen islands (seven major, six minor) and surveys the primeval aboriginal inhabitants, the 'Guanches', bringing back four natives to Lisbon. (This expedition will become the basis of later Portuguese claims of priority on the islands.)

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Teguise Canary Islands Spain View →

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Afonso IV of Portugal View → Nicoloso da Recco View →

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Canary Islands, precolonial View → Guanches View → Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of View → Portugal, Burgundian (Alfonsine) Kingdom of View →

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Canary Islands in pre-colonial times View →

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Weapons View →

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