him a grant of them in due form, with the title of king, and supplied him
with money to defray the expence of an armament to accomplish their
subjugation. He easily effected the conquest of Lancerota, and divided
its lands among the French and Spanish adventurers who had assisted him
in the expedition.

After the death of John de Betancour, his nephew, Mason de Betancour,
sold the Canary Islands to Don Henry de Guzman, Count of Niebla; who
afterwards conveyed them to Guillen Paraza, and from whom they fell by
inheritance to Diego de Herrera, who died in 1485. In 1487, the
sovereignty was resumed by the crown of Castile, with the title of a
kingdom[3].


[1] Glas. Disc. and Conqu. passim.

[2] The Author of the History of the Canaries, omits the date of this
grant. Clement VI. was Pope from 1343 to 1352, between which years the
papal grant must have been made.--E.

[3] A more extended account or these islands will be found in Part III. of
this work.--E.






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