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Pelinor (mencey)

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Occupation
  
mencey

Died
  
1505

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Born
  
15 century
Adeje (Tenerife, Canary Islands)

Pelinor was a Guanche mencey king of Menceyato de Adeje in times of the conquest of Tenerife in the fifteenth century.

Alongside the menceyes of Abona and Güímar, Pelinor negotiated peace around 1490 with Pedro de Vera, Governor of Gran Canaria, ratifying it with Alonso Fernández de Lugo at the beginning of the conquest in 1494. Once given terminating the war, was the only Pelinor mencey that was not brought to the peninsula to be presented to the Catholic Monarchs.

As mencey sides of peace actively supported the conquerors, it was amply rewarded by the new Advanced. He received the entire distribution Valle de Masca and 30 acres of land with water on the "Río de Chasna" (Valle de San Lorenzo) and another 100 in the Valle de Santiago, both lots in their former domains of Adeje. Also, they consider genealogists was granted a coat of arms.

However, this condition of peace Guanche not fought injustices suffered by the conquerors.

Pelinor died around 1505.

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Pelinor (mencey) Wikipedia