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Mencey

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Meaning

Indigenous chief or king of Tenerife, linked to the political organisation of the menceyatos.

Reference source

El Museo Canario y Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada

https://www.elmuseocanario.com/

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Indigenous Canarians: The First Inhabitants of the Canary IslandsThe Legacy of Indigenous Canarians: A Story of ResistanceThe Meaning of Indigenous Canarian Names: Insights into Indigenous Canarian Society1496 · Conquest of Tenerife and La Palma, completing the incorporation of the islands into Castile.BencomoRuymánDácilConquest and Indigenous resistanceThe Aboriginal world

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