All Topics  
Lancelotto Malocello

 
Lancelotto Malocello

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Lancelotto Malocello
 
 
  Topics Lancelotto Malocello Topic Home

Lancelotto Malocello (Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
: Lanzarotus Marocelus; ; fl. 1312) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 navigator from Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
, who gave his name to the island of Lanzarote
Lanzarote

Lanzarote, a Spain island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula....
, one of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
.

Malocello perhaps voyaged in search of the brothers Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi
Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi

Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi were two brothers and Italy explorers and merchants from Genoa.In the spring of 1291 they sailed from Genoa with the intention of reaching India by sea in ten years....
, who had voyaged to the Canary Islands in 1291 on their way to India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, and whose fate was unknown.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Lancelotto Malocello'
Start a new discussion about 'Lancelotto Malocello'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Satellite Lanzarote Chinijo
Lancelotto Malocello (Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
: Lanzarotus Marocelus; ; fl. 1312) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 navigator from Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
, who gave his name to the island of Lanzarote
Lanzarote

Lanzarote, a Spain island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula....
, one of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
.

Malocello perhaps voyaged in search of the brothers Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi
Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi

Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi were two brothers and Italy explorers and merchants from Genoa.In the spring of 1291 they sailed from Genoa with the intention of reaching India by sea in ten years....
, who had voyaged to the Canary Islands in 1291 on their way to India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, and whose fate was unknown. Malocello arrived on the island in 1312, and remained there for almost two decades until he was expelled by a Guanche
Guanches

Guanches , now extinct as a distinct people, were the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands, having migrated to the archipelago sometime between 1000 BC and 100 BC....
 revolt. Information about this revolt is scanty, but his stay on the island is supported by various sources, including the chronicles of the Norman
Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
 conquest of the island under Jean de Bethencourt
Jean de Béthencourt

Jean de B?thencourt , was a France explorer who, in 1402, led an expedition to the Canary Islands, landing first on the north side of Lanzarote....
 almost a century later, which state that the fortress constructed by Malocello could still be found on the island. Malocello's fortress was situated above Teguise.

At the time of Malocello's arrival, a king named Zonzamas ruled the island. Ico, his daughter, and Guanarteme, her consort, succeeded Zonzamas. Their son Guadarfia was the ruler who would greet the expedition of Jean de Bethencourt in 1402.

Angelino Dulcert
Angelino Dulcert

Angelino Dulcert , probably also the same person known as Angelino Dalorto, was a Majorcan mapmaker whose portolan is the first known to have been produced in Palma, in 1339....
 gives the first recorded name of the island as Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus; its native name was Tite-Roy-Gatra. Lancelotto is the Italian form of the proper name Lancelot
Lancelot

In the Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot is one of the Knights of the Round Tables of the Round Table . He is typically considered to be one of the greatest and most trusted of King Arthur's knights and plays a part in many of Arthur's victories....
.

An Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 destroyer
Destroyer

In navy terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a Naval fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers ....
, the Lanzerotto Malocello
Navigatori class destroyer

The Navigatori class were a group of Italian destroyers built in 1928-29. These ships were named after Italian explorers. They fought in World War II....
, was named after him. It saw action during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'?tat by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right , Carlist groups and the fascistic Falange, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of pr...
 and World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

Sources


External links