Ruymán

Ruymán should be read as a figure of literary tradition, not as a securely documented mencey of Anaga. The tradition linking him to Benchomo, Guacimara and the narrative cycle of the conquest of Tenerife comes above all from Antonio de Viana's poem and its later reception.

Alejandro Cioranescu warns that Viana's poem combines historical materials with literary construction, so its romantic and genealogical episodes cannot be transferred uncritically into historical biography. Juan Álvarez Delgado records Ruymán or Ruymante within Canarian anthroponymy, but also notes problems of form and linguistic authenticity.

The identification of Anaga with the peace factions belongs more securely to Beneharo or Fernando de Anaga in historiographical tradition. Ruymán is therefore best understood as a character that helps explain the boundary between memory, literary epic and conquest history.