Alonso Fernández de Lugo

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Alonso Fernández de Lugo was a late 15th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of the Canary Islands for the Crown of Castile.

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instanceOf Spanish conquistador
colonial governor
human
activeIn early 16th century
late 15th century
allegiance Crown of Castile
continentOfDeath Africa
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth circa 1456
dateOfDeath 1525
employer Crown of Castile
endOfConquestOfLaPalma 1493
endOfConquestOfTenerife 1496
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Castilian
founded San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
knownFor establishment of Castilian rule in La Palma
establishment of Castilian rule in Tenerife
subjugation of the Guanche population
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryConflict Castilian conquest of La Palma
Conquest of Tenerife
surface form: Castilian conquest of Tenerife
militaryRank captain
monarchServed Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
nobleFamily House of Lugo
nobleTitle Adelantado mayor
surface form: Adelantado
notableFor conquest of La Palma
conquest of Tenerife
conquest of the Canary Islands
occupation colonial administrator
conquistador
military officer
participatedIn European colonization of the Canary Islands
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
placeOfDeath Canary Islands
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife
positionHeld Adelantado of the Canary Islands
Governor of La Palma
Governor of Tenerife
religion Roman Catholicism
startOfConquestOfLaPalma 1492
startOfConquestOfTenerife 1494

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San Cristóbal de La Laguna founder Alonso Fernández de Lugo