Betancuria is a small town and a municipality in the western part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 811 (2013),[3] and the area is 103.64 km2 (40 sq mi).[1] It is situated in a mountainous region, 4 km (2 mi) west of Antigua and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the island capital Puerto del Rosario. By population it is the smallest municipality in Fuerteventura as well as all of the Canary Islands. Betancuria is named after Jean de Béthencourt, who founded the town in 1404 with Gadifer de La Salle. It was the original capital of the Kingdom of the Canary Islands, and later capital of Fuerteventura.
In 1424 Pope Martin V erected in Betancuria brief Bishopric of Fuerteventura, which encompassed all the Canary Islands except the island of Lanzarote.[4] The origin of this bishopric is directly related to the events that occurred after the Great Schism (1378-1417). This was due to the fact that the bishop of San Marcial del Rubicón in Lanzarote (only diocese at the time of the Canary Islands) did not recognize the papacy of Martin V, as this bishop was a supporter of anti-PopeBenedict XIII. The Bishopric of Fuerteventura was based in Parish of Santa María de Betancuria, for it to rank high cathedral. After the reintegration of the Diocese of San Marcial del Rubicón in the papacy of Martin V, the Bishopric of Fuerteventura was abolished only seven years after it was created in 1431.[5] It was razed by pirates in 1593, but remained capital of Fuerteventura until 1834, when Antigua became capital. In Vega de Rio Palmas is the hermitage of the Virgen de la Peña, the patron saint of the island of Fuerteventura.
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betancuria, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2014, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Betancuria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Betancuria is a small town and a municipality in the western part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas Canary Islands Spain The population is 811 2013 3 and the area is 103 64 km2 40 sq mi 1 It is situated in a mountainous region 4 km 2 mi west of Antigua and 21 km 13 mi southwest of the island capital Puerto del Rosario By population it is the smallest municipality in Fuerteventura as well as all of the Canary Islands Betancuria is named after Jean de Bethencourt who founded the town in 1404 with Gadifer de La Salle It was the original capital of the Kingdom of the Canary Islands and later capital of Fuerteventura BetancuriaMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsMunicipal location in FuerteventuraBetancuriaLocation in the province of Las PalmasShow map of Province of Las PalmasBetancuriaBetancuria Canary Islands Show map of Canary IslandsBetancuriaBetancuria Spain Canary Islands Show map of Spain Canary IslandsCoordinates 28 25 30 N 14 3 20 W 28 42500 N 14 05556 W 28 42500 14 05556CountrySpainAutonomous CommunityCanary IslandsProvinceLas PalmasIslandFuerteventuraArea 1 Total103 64 km2 40 02 sq mi Population 2018 2 Total731 Density7 1 km2 18 sq mi Time zoneUTC 00 00 WET Summer DST UTC 01 00 WEST In 1424 Pope Martin V erected in Betancuria brief Bishopric of Fuerteventura which encompassed all the Canary Islands except the island of Lanzarote 4 The origin of this bishopric is directly related to the events that occurred after the Great Schism 1378 1417 This was due to the fact that the bishop of San Marcial del Rubicon in Lanzarote only diocese at the time of the Canary Islands did not recognize the papacy of Martin V as this bishop was a supporter of anti Pope Benedict XIII The Bishopric of Fuerteventura was based in Parish of Santa Maria de Betancuria for it to rank high cathedral After the reintegration of the Diocese of San Marcial del Rubicon in the papacy of Martin V the Bishopric of Fuerteventura was abolished only seven years after it was created in 1431 5 It was razed by pirates in 1593 but remained capital of Fuerteventura until 1834 when Antigua became capital In Vega de Rio Palmas is the hermitage of the Virgen de la Pena the patron saint of the island of Fuerteventura Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Betancuria List of municipalities in Las PalmasReferences edit a b Instituto Canario de Estadistica area Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Instituto Canario de Estadistica Archived April 19 2014 at the Wayback Machine population El Cisma de Occidente y el Obispado de Fuerteventura El Cisma de Occidente y el Obispado de Fuerteventura Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betancuria amp oldid 1184262729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
