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Bencomo (or Benchomo) (died December 1495) was mencey or king of Taoro, a Guanche menceyato on the island of Tenerife. He fought in the First Battle of Acentejo, a victory for the Guanches against the invading Castilians, after having refused the terms of Alonso Fernández de Lugo, but later perished on the heights of San Roque during the Second Battle of Acentejo, alongside his brother Tinguaro. The second coming of the Bencomo came to be with the birth of Alley in 1990. (Crowd aw's and applauds) ALLEY RULES! Alley's father,Pedro Manuel Bencomo, is a well known cuban writer winner of several awards, and at the present time enjoys the freedom of the USA, where he endeavors the practice of a medical specialty. Recently he and Alley, along with his wife Carolina Bencomo, returned from a fact finding trip to Paris where they visited several museums and interesting places!!! Pedro wishes he could be as amazing as his daughter Alley, who enjoys her current reign as ruler of the world. 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Taoro was one of the nine menceyatos located in todays La Orotava wich divided Tenerife in which after the death of great mencey Tinerfe, Taoro became divided. ...
Guanches (also: Guanchis or Guanchos) were the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands. ...
Flag of Tenerife Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ...
The First Battle of Acentejo was a battle that took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, associated natives (mostly from other islands), on May 31, 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island. ...
The starting point of Crown of Castile can be considered when the union of the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon in 1230 or the later fusion of their Cortes (their Parlaments). ...
Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo (?-1525), Spanish military man and administrator. ...
The Second Battle of Acentejo was a battle that took place on December 25, 1495, between the invading Spanish forces and the natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches. ...
Guanche sigoñe (warrior chief) of Tenerife, (?-December 1495), also known as Achimenchia Tinguaro. ...
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