Goat herders and barley growers of the long dry island next to Lanzarote.
At the conquest (1402-1405) the island was split between two kingdoms, Maxorata and Jandia, behind a wall across the isthmus; whether that division existed in 1200 is not known.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known for 1200
- Title
- Chiefs of the island (later two kingdoms)
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
es.wikipedia (Aborigenes canarios): two cantons at the conquest, Maxorata in the north and Jandia in the south; when the division arose is not known.
What it holds
Their own ground.
How things stand that morning
Free; no outside contact.
Wealth
Goats, barley.
Military
Island warriors.
Customs and assemblies
Chiefs and councils; holy women.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Archaeology and later accounts only.
On the map: Drawn as a dashed outline; the people's real limits were pastures, wells and villages, not lines.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.