Islands known to the Romans: Insulae Fortunatae (Fortunate Islands)
1402
Jean de Béthencourt (Norman) conquers Lanzarote for Castile
1479
Islands awarded to the Catholic Monarchs
1492
Christopher Columbus makes a stopover in La Gomera before crossing the Atlantic
1494
Bencomo inflicts humiliating defeat at Acentejo → "La Matanza"
1496
Tenerife falls — last island, after 94 years of cumulative resistance
