Guajara or Guaxara are the names of an alleged
Guanche woman, who was a character in the epic poem '' Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas '' of Antonio de Viana, Conquista de
Tenerife.
Biography
Guajara is the lover of
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 ...
, the brother of the king of
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 ...
Bencomo
Bencomo (; 1438 – 1495) was the penultimate ''mencey'' or king of Taoro, a Guanche ''menceyato'' on the island of Tenerife. He fought in the First Battle of Acentejo, a victory for the Guanches against the invading Castilians, after having refu ...
, and one of the friends of
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 ...
. Menecy Bencomo betrays Guajara.
The Mencey
Beneharo
Beneharo was a Guanches, Guanche king of Menceyato de Anaga on the island of Tenerife.
Beneharo made peace in 1492 with Lope de Salazar, who had been sent by the governor of Gran Canaria Francisco Maldonado. After a slave raid shortly after again ...
promises 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 ...
the hand of his daughter, Guacimara, and the legacy of his reign if Tinguaro is victorious in the battle against the Spaniards. Guajara is jealous of Tinguaro's interest in Guacimara and manipulates Ruymán, Tinguaro 's nephew and Guacimara's lover, to avoid the promised marriage. The marriage proceeds and Guajara commits suicide by jumping into a void.
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According to the medical historian, Juan Bethencourt Alfonso, Guajara and Tinguaro had five children.
References
Guajara
Guanche
Year of birth unknown
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