Menceyato of Güímar
Appearance
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Güímar was one of nine menceyatos
.In Güímar saw the appearance of the image of the
Candelaria
. These religious lived among the Guanches, speaking their language and baptizing many of them. This mission would last until near the beginning of the conquest.
It is believed that the first Mencey of Güímar could have been Acaymo, later succeeded by his son
Alonso Fernandez de Lugo.[1]
References
- ^ Conquista y antiguedades de las islas de la Gran Canaria y su descripción, con muchas advertencias de sus privilegios, conquistadores, pobladores, y otras particularidades en la muy poderosa isla de Tenerife (Trad.Spa :"La conquista e i reperti delle isole Gran Canaria con la loro descrizione, sui privilegi, i conquistatori, i coloni, e altre caratteristiche della potente isola di Tenerife")