from: J. Moniz de Bettencourt

Lisboa, 1993

The book It's writen in portuguese and has 243 pages with:

10 chapters

15 images (coats of arms, maps, pictures)

21 genealogical tables

color book cover with Saint Mary of Bethencourt.

several documents and subchapters, including genealogical information about Moniz, Menezes, Ferreira and

Barreto familys.

Price (including mail): US58 to Portugal

US65 to rest of the world

Contact: np66ln@mail.telepac.pt

I

• Origins of the surname and family
• The first rulers of Bethencourt with the genealogy of Jean I, Jean II, Jean III (and his sisters).

II

• The Canary islands; geography; people;
• The Canary throw the Ancient Age and Middle Age; the rediscover or the Canary islands;
• The question of Lancellotto Mallocello

III

• The chronicle of the conquest of Canary; some other versions;
• The Bettencourt family in the government of Canary islands.

IV

• Jean de Bethencourt before the expedition; the preparation and the first journey.
• The Lobos and Fuerteventura islands. The traison of Bertin de Berneval.
• The appeal to the King of Castela, and his help.
• Expeditions to other islands, and conquests.
• The colonization.
• The return to France; last days of Jean de Bethencourt; english invasion of Normandie.
• Disease and death of Jean de Bethencourt; his personality.

V

• Regnault IV de Bethencourt
• Jean V de Bethencourt, his sister and his descendents.

VI

• The family of Maciot de Bethencourt and his brothers; his marriage and his sons.
• First days of Maciot; difficultys and adventures.
• Maciot and the prince Dom Henrique of Portugal in the portuguese conquest of Lançarote island.
• The personality of Maciot.
• Georges and Henri de Bethencourt
• Some other Bethencourt that went to Canary islands.

VII

• Descendents of Maciot in Canary; their cousins in France.
• The first Bethencourt in Madeira island.
• More recent Bethencourt familys.
• First Bethencourt in Açores islands.
• Bettencourt e Sá family.
• Other Bethencourt in Açores.
• Bethencourt in Saint Jorge, Faial and Saint Mary
• The geographic distribution of the Bethencourt family in the Açores islands nowdays.
• The portuguese Bethencourt coat of arms.

VIII

• The origin of the Moniz de Bettencourt family.
• The main four familys.

IX

• The Bethencourt family in the portuguese society.
• Religion; Army; Politics and Diplomacy; Literature, History and Media; Ciences and Medicine; Engineering and Economics; Architecture, Arts and Music.
• Titles and honorary.

X

• The Atlantic expansion.
• The Bethencourt all over the world.