Guanarteme of Galdar

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Was a Guanche native kingdom that controlled the whole island of Gran Canaria. It fragmented in two successor states in 1405.

Establishment

January 1406: Traditional sources point to the existence in Gran Canaria in the moments prior to the European conquest of two superior territorial demarcations known in modern historiography as guanartematos : that of Gáldar and that of Telde.

Chronology

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1. Conquest of the Canary Islands

Was a Castilian military campaign that resulted in the conquest of teh Canary Islands.

1.1.Conquista realenga

Was the phase of the conquest of the Canary Islands when the military operations were led by the united Crowns of Castile and Aragon.

1.1.1.Conquest of Gran Canaria

Was the Spanish conquest of the island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary islands.

June 1478: A Castilian expeditionary force disembarked on La Isleta on 24 June 1478. They founded Real de La Palmas near to Barranco de Guiniguada on the site of the present day Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

June 1478: A battle took place near to Real where the Canary islanders were defeated by the Castilian. This initial victory gave the Castilians control of the north east corner of Gran Canaria Island.