Tinguaro

Tinguaro
Died1495 (1496)
La Laguna
Other namesChimechia and Achimenchia
RelativesBencomo (brother)

Tinguaro (died December 1495, in La Laguna) was a Guanche sigoñe (transl. warrior) of Tenerife, also known as Chimechia and Achimenchia Tinguaro.

Tinguaro was in charge of the area known as Acentejo. Half-brother of the mencey (transl. king) Bencomo, Tinguaro led the Guanche forces to victory against the invading Castilians in the First Battle of Acentejo. He fell at the Battle of Aguere, a crushing defeat for the original population of the island, resulting in the conquest of the island by the Castilians.

The plant genus Tinguarra (now considered a synonym of Athamanta), was named after Tinguaro.

References

  1. ↑ Acosta, Rodríguez Lorenzo & Quintero Padrón 1988, pp. 51–52.
  2. ↑ Javier Francisco-Ortega; J. J. Alfredo Reyes-Betancort; Kanchi Gandhi; Arnoldo Santos-Guerra; Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto; Andre A. Naranjo; Fred Stauffer (2026). "Botanical history and nomenclature of three generic eponyms pertinent to the conquest of Tenerife by the Kingdom of Castile (1494 – 1496)" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 81 (1): 3–60. doi:10.1007/s12225-025-10364-y. Wikidata Q139265330. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Javier Francisco-Ortega , J. J. Alfredo Reyes-Betancort, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto, Andre A. Naranjo, Fred Stauffer (help)

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