Bencomo (; 1438 – 1495) was the penultimate ''

mencey 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 ...

'' or king of

Taoro Taoro was one of nine Guanche menceyatos (native kingdoms) in which the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands) was divided at the time of the arrival of the conquering Spaniards. Taoro was considered the most powerful aboriginal kingdom on the islan ...

, a Guanche ''menceyato'' on the island of

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

. He fought in the First Battle of Acentejo, a victory for the Guanches against the invading

Castilians Castilians (Spanish: ''castellanos'') are those people who live in certain former areas of the historical Kingdom of Castile, but the region's exact limits are disputed. A broader definition is to consider as Castilians the population belonging ...

, after having refused the terms of Alonso Fernández de Lugo. He may have perished on the heights of San Roque during the

Battle of Aguere The Battle of Aguere, or Battle of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, was fought between forces of the Crown of Castile, led by the Adelantado (military governor) Alonso Fernández de Lugo, and the natives of Tenerife, called Guanches. The battle took pl ...

alongside his brother

Tinguaro Tinguaro (or Chimechia) (died December 1495) was a Guanche ''sigoñe'' (warrior) of Tenerife, also known as Achimenchia Tinguaro. He was in charge of the area known as Acentejo. Half-brother of the ''mencey'' (king) Bencomo, Tinguaro led the Guan ...

. He had several children, including

Adjona Adjona, also written Adxoña or Atxoña was the Guanche mencey (king) of the Menceyato de Abona at the time of the conquest of Tenerife in the fifteenth century. Adjona normally lived in Vilaflor, in the territory of Abona, although the historia ...

Dácil Princess Dácil was a Guanche princess of the kingdom of Taoro on the island Tenerife (in the Canary Islands), best known for her marriage to a conqueror of the island. Early life Dácil or Dácila was born in the ancient ''Menceyato'' (kingdo ...

Bentor Bentor ( 1463 – February 1495), sometimes also called Ventor, Bentore, Benytomo, or Bentorey, was the last mencey or king of Taoro from November 1494 until his suicide in February 1495. A native Guanche prince in the Canary Islands during ...

, Ruiman, Rosalva, Chachiñama, and Tiñate. Bentor succeeded him as mencey until his suicide in February 1495.La Conquista de Tenerife (1494–1496)
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1495 deaths 15th-century Berber people People from Tenerife Military personnel killed in action Guanche people Year of birth uncertain 1438 births {{tenerife-stub