Guanche kingdom of Tenerife
E661573
The Guanche kingdom of Tenerife was a pre-Hispanic indigenous polity on the Canary Island of Tenerife, ruled by menceyes (kings) before the Spanish conquest in the late 15th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guanche chiefdom of Tenerife | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ pre-Hispanic indigenous polity ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType |
burial caves
ⓘ
cave settlements ⓘ rock engravings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mummification practices of the Guanches
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Castilian forces
ⓘ
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culture | Guanche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demography | indigenous Guanche population ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| endCause | Spanish conquest of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1490s
ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Guanche people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Castilian rule on Tenerife
ⓘ
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | traditional political centers in different menceyatos ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Tenerife before Castilian colonization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
division into several menceyatos
ⓘ
resistance to Castilian conquest ⓘ |
| language | Guanche language ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary Guanche law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ Macaronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guanche world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-colonial Canary Islands polities ⓘ |
| precededBy | prehistoric Guanche tribal communities on Tenerife ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Guanche religion ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | mencey ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| society | clan-based social organization ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
before Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guanche chiefdom of Tenerife