Menceyato of Güímar
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Was one of the menceyatos guanches (native kingdoms) of the island of Tenerife emerged after the division of a previous unique kingdom that covered the whole island. It was conquered by Castile during the conquest of the Canary Islands.
Establishment
January 1401: The menceyatos emerged as such at the end of the fourteenth century after the division of the island into nine groups at the death or old age of the last unique mencey in Tenerife.
Chronology
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Was a Castilian military campaign that resulted in the conquest of teh Canary Islands.
1.1.Conquista realenga
Was the phase of the conquest of the Canary Islands when the military operations were led by the united Crowns of Castile and Aragon.
1.1.1.Conquest of Tenerife
Was the Spanish conquest of the island of Tenerife, in the Canary islands.
May 1494: Castilian invading force set sail from Gran Canaria in April 1494 and landed on the coast of present-day Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
November 1494: In 1494, Alonso Fernández de Lugo, a Spanish conquistador, defeated the Guanche leader Bencomo in the Battle of Aguere in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
December 1494: The Castilian victory in the Second Battle of Acentejo brought about the collapse of aboriginal resistance on the Island of Tenerife. The battle marked the conquest of the island and the end of the conquest of the Canary Islands.
Disestablishment
May 1494: Castilian invading force set sail from Gran Canaria in April 1494 and landed on the coast of present-day Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
November 1494: In 1494, Alonso Fernández de Lugo, a Spanish conquistador, defeated the Guanche leader Bencomo in the Battle of Aguere in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
December 1494: The Castilian victory in the Second Battle of Acentejo brought about the collapse of aboriginal resistance on the Island of Tenerife. The battle marked the conquest of the island and the end of the conquest of the Canary Islands.
Selected Sources
Farrujia de la Rosa, A.J. (2013): An Archaeology of the Margins: Colonialism, Amazighity and Heritage Management in the Canary Islands, Springer Science & Business Media, p.74
