[1] In late June 1586,[2] after stopping at the Moroccan city of Salé,[3] he executed another sudden landing in Lanzarote with 6 or 7 galleys, 1,200 men, including 400 Turks.

[4][5] The Algerians poured onto the island like a torrent, furiously attacking the castle of Guanapaya, which is the stronghold of the town of Teguise.

After assaulting it twice, they managed to destroy it after the death of the commander Diego de Cabrera Leme in its defense.

[6] Thus freed from that obstacle, they burned more than ten thousand fanegas of wheat and barley; and set fire to all the archives and offices of notaries, without saving any ancient document or useful manuscript from the flames.

[7] However, Murat raised a flag of peace before returning, a truce was agreed upon to negotiate the ransom of those two illustrious prisoners, the sum of which amounted to fifteen thousand ducats.