Añaterve was the

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(king) of

Menceyato de Güímar The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some west of Africa. It is believed that they may have arrived on the archipelago some time in the first millennium BCE. The Guanches were the only native ...

at the time of the conquest of

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in the 15th century.

Kingship and European invasion

Añaterve was the king of Güímar. This territory had an evangelizing mission since the mid-15th century. Añaterve was the first mencey to join the peace pact with the

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. The peace agreement was signed with the governor of

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, in 1490 before being quickly ratified by the mencey with

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in 1494 shortly after the first landing of the conquering army.La Conquista de Tenerife (1494-1496)
/ref> The mencey of Güímar actively collaborated with the conquerors, providing auxiliary troops and supplies throughout the campaign.

Later years

After the conquest in 1496, Añaterve was taken, along with six other menceyes, to

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by Alonso Fernández de Lugo to be presented to the

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. He then returned to Tenerife to live under Spanish rule. His later history is not known before dying in military action.

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