Proclamation of the execution of the governor of Gran Canaria Pedro de Algaba (1480)

Trujillo Yánez, Gustavo Alejo
Universidad del Atlántico Medio
0009-0005-4471-3250

Abstract

At the end of May 1480, Captain Juan Rejón ordered the public execution of governor Pedro de Vera, during the conquest of the Island of Gran Canaria. The execution was proclaimed by the trumpet player Juan Francés, who later became the first town crier of the city of Las Palmas.

Keywords

execution , announcement , drums , trumpet , Juan Francés (town crier, trumpet)