Beneharo was a leader-king

King

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 Guanche

Guanche

Guanche may refer to:*Guanches, an aboriginal people of the Canary Islands*Guanche language, extinct language, used to be spoken by the Guanches until the 16th or 17th century...

 of Menceyato de Anaga

Menceyato de Anaga

Anaga was one of the 9 menceyatos guanches in which was divided the island of Tenerife before the arrival of the conquering Spaniards....

 on 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...

. Beneharo was the first to oppose Alonso Fernandez de Lugo

Alonso Fernández de Lugo

Javier Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo was a Spanish military man, conquistador, city founder, and administrator. He conquered the islands of La Palma and Tenerife for the Castilian Crown; they were the last of the Canary Islands to be conquered by Europeans. He was also the founder of the towns...

, and joined the war camp, in conjunction with other menceyes, faced Lugo in the First Battle of Acentejo

First Battle of Acentejo

The First Battle of Acentejo took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, and associated natives , on May 31, 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island...

 in the Battle of Aguere

Battle of Aguere

The Battle of Aguere, or Battle of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, was fought between forces of the Crown of Castile, led by the Adelantado Alonso Fernández de Lugo, and the natives of Tenerife, called Guanches. The battle took place November 14–15, 1494.Fernández de Lugo had suffered defeat by...

 and the Second Battle of Acentejo

Second Battle of Acentejo

The Second Battle of Acentejo was a battle that took place on December 25, 1494, between the invading Spanish forces and the natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches...

. He survived the conquest and took the name of Fernando

Fernando

Fernando may mean:* A Portuguese, Spanish and Italian given name equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand or Vernon, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".-First name:* Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon...

 de Anaga or Pedro

Pedro

Pedro or the archaic Pêro is a masculine given name. It is a Portuguese, Galician and Spanish form of the name Peter, which is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word "η πετρα" meaning "stone, rock"...

 de los Santos.

Currently the main image that represents a bronze statue is located in Candelaria with the other menceyes Guanches of Tenerife.