[1] It is situated in a mountainous region, 4 km (2 mi) west of Antigua and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the island capital Puerto del Rosario.

[4] The origin of this bishopric is directly related to the events that occurred after the Great Schism (1378-1417).

This was because the bishop of San Marcial del Rubicón in Lanzarote (only diocese at the time of the Canary Islands) did not recognize the papacy of Martin V, as this bishop was a supporter of anti-Pope Benedict XIII.

The Bishopric of Fuerteventura was based in Parish of Santa María de Betancuria, for it to rank high cathedral.

After the reintegration of the Diocese of San Marcial del Rubicón in the papacy of Martin V, the Bishopric of Fuerteventura was abolished only seven years after it was created in 1431.