Historical place archive

Canary Islands in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Canary Islands in Portugal. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1421–1421

Historical events in Canary Islands

1421

1421
Occupation
Henry of Portugal · Exploration and Discovery

Henrys fleet occupies the Canaries

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Portugal and Canary Islands. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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