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Añaterve was the Guanche mencey (king) of Menceyato de Güímar at the time of the conquest of Tenerife in the fifteenth century.
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Añaterve was the king of Güímar, in the territory of which there had been an evangelizing mission since the mid-fifteenth century. Añaterve was the first mencey to join the peace pact with the Europeans. The peace agreement was signed with the governor of Gran Canaria, Pedro de Vera in 1490 before being quickly ratified by the mencey with Alonso Fernández de Lugo in 1494 shortly after the first landing of the conquering army. The mencey of Güímar actively collaborated with the conquerors, providing auxiliary troops and supplies throughout the campaign. After the conquest in 1496, Añaterve was taken, along with six other menceyes, to Spain by Alonso Fernández de Lugo to be presented to the Catholic Monarchs. Then he returned to Tenerife, to live under Spanish rule. His later history is not known.