Tinerfe

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Statue of Tinerfe in Adeje

Tinerfe , called El Grande in Spanish , was a mencey (king) of the Guanches on the Canary Island of Tenerife .

He was the son of Menceyen Sunta , lived in the 14th century and ruled over the entire island from Adeje . After his death, the island was divided into nine menceyatos among his nine sons and later conquered by the Spanish.

According to various historians, the name Tenerife is derived from Tinerfe.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historia - La población prehispánica: los guanches on stacruztenerife.com (Spanish), accessed on July 3, 2017
  2. ↑ El nombre de Tenerife Joaquín Caridad Arias, Institutum Canarium, Vienna , accessed on July 3, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Tinerfe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of the Guanches on the Canary Island of Tenerife
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 14th century or 15th century