You don't have to guess, because that part of history is well documented. During the middle ages, present-day Morocco all the way to the latitudes of the Canary

You don't have to guess, because that part of history is well documented. During the middle ages, present-day Morocco all the way to the latitudes of the Canary Islands was often controlled by major powers, such as the Umayyad Caliphate, the Almoravids, and the Almohad Caliphate. They were all naval powers, but their interests were elsewhere.