The professor of Archeology, Antonio Tejera Gaspar, described the Conference of Debate and Study about Lancelotto Malocello as "successful and very satisfactory, as well as pleasant and endearing" which ended last Friday in the assembly hall of the Cabildo de Lanzarote.
In total, two days of data contribution, dissertations, evaluations and thoughts on the figure of the Genoese navigator, the first European to reach the island 700 years ago. The professor pointed out in this regard that "new data and aspects have been revealed." "Undoubtedly, I have learned things," he added.
The speakers suggested the convenience of disseminating the content of these conferences, so that the figure and historical significance of the man who gave this island its name is brought closer to the population. The idea is to publish a book or booklet that collects what was said and presented within the framework of this meeting.
More focused on the search for knowledge, the second of the conclusions is to urge that archaeological research be deepened in the surroundings of the Guanapay Volcano (which includes the place of toponym 'Llanos de la Torre') and also in Zonzamas, where there may have been exchange or trade between Malocello and the then king of Lanzarote, Zonzamas.
On the other hand, these conferences have served to cement the solid basis that "there is no doubt about the presence of Lancelotto Malocello on the island, as well as the dates that have been considered, and the historical context in which both his figure and his maritime expedition are framed," said Tejera.
Finally, the speakers concluded that these conferences have been a first step on which to continue building and reconstructing the memory of Lancelotto Malocello. With this, it is also intended to vindicate the importance of the Genoese navigator in the History of Lanzarote.
