Anaga was one of the 9 menceyatos guanches

Guanches

Guanches is the name given to the aboriginal Berber inhabitants of the Canary Islands. It is believed that they migrated to the archipelago sometime between 1000 BCE and 100 BCE or perhaps earlier...

 (native kingdoms) in which was divided the island of Tenerife

Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...

 (Canary Islands

Canary Islands

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, Spain

Spain

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) before the arrival of the conquering Spaniards.

The area of the menceyato is now part of the municipalities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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 and San Cristóbal de La Laguna

San Cristóbal de la Laguna

San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands . The city is third-most populous city of the archipelago and second-most populous city of the island. It is a suburban area of the...

. The easternmost kingdom of the island, Anaga opposed a firm resistance against the Spaniards, under mencey Beneharo

Beneharo

Beneharo was a leader-king Guanche of Menceyato de Anaga on the island of Tenerife. Beneharo was the first to oppose Alonso Fernandez de Lugo, and joined the war camp, in conjunction with other menceyes, faced Lugo in the First Battle of Acentejo in the Battle of Aguere and the Second Battle of...

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