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The chapter about the Canary Islands is nearly over. It is titled "The Rediscovered Islands". The extract has endured a complete renewal by contrast with the previous version uploaded several years ago.  "The Rediscovered Islands" comprises six parts: a. The Priority of Discovery, which tells the tale of rediscovery b. The People Behind the Scenes introduces the Guanches, the native settlers c. The Norman Conquest focuses on the private enterprise of Messier Jean de Bethencourt d. The Royal  Conquest elaborates on the final subjugation of the islands  e. The Sugar Islands switches to the production of sugar I'm working on the last part, the Reassessment, where I will tell the story in a nutshell, in a more prosaic way and excluding some details.  The chapter will stay unpublished for two main reasons: I need to leave it for a while to make a better reassessment (in terms of style, cohesion, etc.) and I will think about publication opport...

Image: At the foothills of Pico del Teide Courtesy:  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/attractions/pico-del-teide/a/poi-sig/444919/360727 I am hopeful you are well and sound. My best advice for those who must spend a lot of time time in isolation is to engage in your favorite activities. In my case, it is research in matters that interest me. As you know, I have launched new research, which focuses on the European discovery of the maritime route to the Indies. I am working on Part I of the study titled " The Little Age of Discovery: The Conquest of the Western Sea". Here I tell the story of the European ventures in the eastern Atlantic throughout the fourteenth century.  The first two chapters are complete. Chapter 1,  How Wide Spans the Ocean Sea, based on the report of Herodotus, defies the idea that Africa had been circumnavigated in antiquity. It  also corrects the impression that Columbus was a lone wolf  obsessed with a crazy idea to f...