Juan Arriete Perdomo & Ignes Margarita de Bethencourt

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Juan Arriete Perdomo

Born: About 1375

FS File # L4JG-PXH

Wife: Princesss Ines Margarita de Bethencourt

Born: About 1410

FS File # L4JG-PJC

1. Veiled in the poetic legends which Greek and Latin poets woven about them, the Canary Islands were considered the limits of the known world in classical times. Such names as Elysian Fields, Garden of Hesperides, Fortunate Isles, and Atlantis were bestowed on the Canary Islands. The wind-buffeted Island of Lanzarote, with its twisted lava streams, is regarded by many as the most strikingly beautiful island of the archipelago. Lanzarote bristles with volcanoes whose slopes are stepped with cultivated terraces, which makes it look like a gigantic beehive. The Island of Lanzarote is surrounded by long beaches of either snow-white, red, and jet-black sand, and it has an area of 493 square miles. The Islands owe their name to King Juba of Mauretania, whose mention of an expedition about 40 B.C. is recorded by Plutarch, the Greek biographer, and Pliny, the Roman scholar. Pliny also mentions the name of "Canarias," which was because of the multitude of dogs (canis is Latin for dog) of great size on the island. Canary birds acquired their name because they were first seen on these islands. The islands were then inhabited by the Gaunches, a race of tall, fair people who lived in stone huts or caves under the cliffs. These people were noted as warriors, who withstood the onslaughts of various invaders who landed on their shores. The islands had no known owner, and were "lost" in the middle of the Atlantic for considerable periods of time.

2. During the 13th and 14th centuries, Genoese, Majorcan, Portuguese and French navigators visited the Canary Islands. During the beginning of the 15th century, the Canary Islands were known in all ports of Europe. Adventurers came to seek gold, slaves, ivory, spices, and material for dyes, which were in great demand at that time. In 1402, departing from La Rochelle, France, Gadifer de la Salle and Jean IV de Bethencourt sailed for the Canary Islands and easily occupied Lanzarote. Jean IV de Bethencourt went to Cadiz for reinforcements and returned in 1404 with the title of "King of the Canary Islands," which was granted to him on behalf of King Juan II of Castile.

3. After completing the conquest of Fuerteventura, and Hierro, Jean IV de Bethencourt returned to Europe in 1406, leaving in charge of the islands his heir, Maciot I de Bethencourt (LD8C-SPC), who may have been his cousin or nephew. Before leaving, Jean IV de Bethencourt had built the first castle of Lanzarote, erecting it at the beginning of his reign. After returning to France, Jean IV de Bethencourt was the Senor de Bethencourt, Longaville, and other places, and had castles in Normandy.

4. Maciot I de Bethencourt was also a conqueror, and he was named Second Feudal King of the Canaries. After eight years of his misrule, Queen Catherine of Castile intervened. Maciot I de Bethencourt sold his office to the Queen's envoy, then to Prince Henry of Portugal, and then to a Spanish count, Enrique de Guzman. These various claims to the Canary Islands were worked out in 1479 by the Treaty of Alcacovas between Portugal and Castile. This Treaty recognized Spanish sovereignty and permitted the civilization of the Canary Islands during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel.

5. Maciot I de Bethencourt married Princess Teguise Guadarfia (LC7P-MQ9), who was the daughter of the last indigenous King Luis Guadarfia (L7D4-HLW); (mother's name is unknown). Maciot I de Bethencourt established the Royal Villa of Teguise and named it in honor of his wife, Princess Teguise. The Royal Villa of Teguise is situated in the environs of the prehistoric village of Acatife, where is located the Royal Cave of the indigenous kings. The Royal Villa of Teguise was the capital of Lanzarote until 1798, at which time it passed to Puerto de Arrecife.

6. Maciot I de Bethencourt and Princess Teguise had a daughter, Princess Ines Margarita de Bethencourt (L4JG-PJC), who was married to Juan Arriete Perdomo (L4JG-PXH), Senor del Paso de Arriete in Normandy, and Conqueror, Governor, and Captain General of the Islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. "Prudhomme" is a French term used in the middle ages to designate local magistrates -- a post probably held by Juan Arriete Perdomo. His parents are unknown, but Juan Arriete Perdomo was probably born about 1375 in Normandy. He is also recorded in history by the name of "Jean Farriete Prudhomme."

7. Juan Arriete Perdomo and Princess Leonor Margarita de Bethencourt erected a house in Arrieta which was situated on the Island of Lanzarote. [Puerto de Arrecife, probably derived from the name "Arriete," stands on a broad plain and has a good harbor.] Juan Arriete Perdomo and Princess Leonor Margarita de Bethencourt had ten (10) children together, whose birth dates are not established but probably range between 1431 and 1446. Their ten children were: (1) Elvira Perdomo de Bethencourt (L4JG-P8B), married to Jean Melian; (2) Luis Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-CWT), married to Maria de Bethencourt; (3) Miguel Martin Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-Z7H), married to Susana de Aday; (4) Guillen Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-ZZY), married to Juana de Cabrera; (5) Enrique Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-Z6Q), married to Isabel Fernandes Tavares; (6) Margarita Perdomo de Bethencourt (KFS5-G17), married to Juan Perez de Munguia; (7) Ines Perdomo de Bethencourt (LD8C-99BP), married to Esteban Zambrana; (8) Juan Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-ZKQ), married to Maria Perdomo; (9) Maciot II Perdomo de Bethencourt (L4JG-PF2), married to Princess Luisa Guanarteme (M8V7-T2Z); and (10) Gaspar Perdomo de Bethencourt (L64D-Z2Y), married to Guiomar de Saa.

8.. Maciot II Perdomo de Bethencourt (above) and Princess Luisa Guanarteme continued this lineage in the Canary Islands, Spain. Their son, Juan de Perdomo Bethencourt (L4Y3-5YF), was born in 1465 in the Villa de Teguise, and was married to Francisca Cerezo Sanchez (L4Y3-R9N).

From: "History of the Barrios Family," by

Alfred Joseph Barrios and Marie Barrios Caballero,

From: "From One Little Soldier - The Barrios'" by

Alfred Joseph Barrios and Marie Barrios Caballero

Submitted: Helen Marie Barrios

7 February 2014

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Contributed by: Helen Marie Barrios