Episode 2 – Isles of Fortune
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December 25, 2023
About this episode
This episode explores the early voyages down the coast of Africa leading to the invasion of the Canary Islands.
While we are accustomed to associate the Age of Discovery with the New World and the Far East, the dawn of that age began with significantly less ambitious voyages down the coast of Africa. In this episode we go over the various voyages down the coast of Africa from antiquity through the dawn of the fifteenth century, culminating in Jean de Bethencourt's invasion of the three Canarian islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and El Hierro.
Topics covered
- Age of Discovery
- voyages
- Africa
- Canary Islands
- Jean de Bethencourt
Keywords
- history
- exploration
- Lanzarote
- Fuerteventura
- El Hierro
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Isles of Fortune
Places: the New World, the Far East, Africa, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, El Hierro
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