Juan Rejón

Juan Rejón (died 1481) was an

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

.

After being named captain, he recruited a contingent of 600 men, mostly Andalusians. Their number included Alonso Fernández de Lugo, future conqueror of La Palma and Tenerife.^[1]

From the

palm grove; this became the nucleus of the city of Las Palmas. Tension and problems with his men, including one of his followers, named Bermúdez, resulted in Rejón being imprisoned and then sent back to Spain by his replacement as governor of Gran Canaria, Pedro de Algaba

.

Rejón was taken in chains to the Castilian court. However, he obtained his liberty, returned to the Canary Islands, and ordered the decapitation of Pedro de Algaba and the exile of Bermúdez to the island of Lanzarote.

In 1480, he participated in military operations on the island of

vassals

of Peraza.

Peraza was forced to explain Rejón's death at court. He was pardoned but had to meet certain conditions. He had to participate in the conquest of Gran Canaria with troops from La Gomera and complete conquest of the island, a plan that had not been completed by Rejón. Peraza himself was later killed by the Guanche Hautacuperche.

References

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External links

(in Spanish) Ayuntamiento Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Historia
(in Spanish) Conquista de La Gomera
(in Spanish) Gran Canaria recopilación Histórica
(in Spanish) Documentos y bibliografía histórica sobre Canarias

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