Conquest of Tenerife

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conquest event in the history of Spain event in the history of the Canary Islands military campaign

The Conquest of Tenerife was the late 15th-century Spanish military campaign that subdued the indigenous Guanche kingdoms and incorporated the island of Tenerife into the Crown of Castile.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Castilian conquest of Tenerife	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conquest ⓘ event in the history of Spain ⓘ event in the history of the Canary Islands ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aftermath	Christianization of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ demographic decline of the indigenous Guanche population ⓘ integration of Tenerife into the Kingdom of Castile’s administrative system ⓘ introduction of European feudal landholding structures on Tenerife ⓘ
cause	Castilian ambition to control Atlantic trade routes ⓘ Castilian policy of completing the conquest of the Canary Islands ⓘ
commander	Alonso Fernández de Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ
conquered	Menceyato of Abona NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Adeje NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Anaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Daute NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Güímar NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Icod NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Tacoronte NERFINISHED ⓘ Menceyato of Taoro NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1496 ⓘ
follows	Conquest of Gran Canaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Conquest of La Gomera NERFINISHED ⓘ Conquest of La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Aguere NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Acentejo NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Acentejo NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish expansion in the Atlantic ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 15th century ⓘ
languageOfRecord	Castilian ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Canary Islands ⓘ Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Guanche kingdoms of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Bencomo of Taoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Bentor of Taoro NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Menceyatos of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryEthnicGroupAffected	Guanche people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionOfConquerors	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
result	Castilian victory ⓘ end of Guanche political independence on Tenerife ⓘ incorporation of Tenerife into the Crown of Castile ⓘ subjugation of the Guanche population ⓘ
significantEvent	Castilian victory at the Battle of Aguere ⓘ decisive Castilian victory at the Second Battle of Acentejo ⓘ massacre of Castilian forces at the First Battle of Acentejo ⓘ
startTime	1494 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

menceyato → associatedWithEvent → Conquest of Tenerife ⓘ

Alonso Fernández de Lugo → militaryConflict → Conquest of Tenerife ⓘ

this entity surface form: Castilian conquest of Tenerife