Menceyato of Daute

Daute was one of nine menceyatos guanches (native kingdoms) that was divided the island of Tenerife (Spain) after the death of King Tinerfe, in the period before the conquest of the islands by the Crown of Castile.

Tenerife prior to the Castilian conquest.

Occupied by the extension of the existing municipalities of El Tanque, Los Silos, Buenavista del Norte and Santiago del Teide and menceys were Cocanaymo and Romen.[1]

References
  1. Conquista y antiguedades de las islas de la Gran Canaria y su descripción, con muchas advertencias de sus privilegios, conquistadores, pobladores, y otras particularidades en la muy poderosa isla de Tenerife (Trad.Spa :"La conquista e i reperti delle isole Gran Canaria con la loro descrizione, sui privilegi, i conquistatori, i coloni, e altre caratteristiche della potente isola di Tenerife")
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