Andamana: the First Queen of Canary: And Her Remarkable and Successful Coup D'état |
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Abreu de Galineo Adargoma Alcubilleté Anda Andamana armed arose Artemis assembled assumption of power Atirtisma Bentagoyhe called Canary Islands captured Catalina celebrated cess chal chief of Gran Christian cisions code of laws confirm conquest consulted Council COUP daughter death descendants district divided Don Ferdinand Don Juan Doña Catherina Doramus duct Egonayche Semidan Eugenie Ferdi Fernando fighting force French Galineo says Gran Canaria Guanartemé Guaneche Semidan Gumidafé histories inhabitants island of Gran Juan de Abreu judgment killed in battle king of Galdar king of Telde kingdom largest late Empress legend Litigants lord of Batres magistrates mana marriage married mention nand noble occasion Pedro Perez de Guzman petty Pliny proclaimed province punishments QUEEN OF CANARY refused reign scorn Señor de Batres sess Spain Spaniards Spanish writers stature strength subsequently killed surrender sway tempt Toledo uninhabit Vatres village warlike warrior whole island WILLIAM wisdom young king
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Page 15 - Gumidafe', known as the Knight of Facaracas, a nobleman whose habitation was a fortified cave in the neighborhood of...
Page 10 - Antidamana, and other Spanish writers call her Andamada, and some Andamanada ; but the name generally accepted as correct, and the one alone prevalent in the island of Gran Canaria, is Andamana.
Page 18 - Bentagoyhe, who was a mere child, and who took refuge on this occasion with his uncle, Egonayche Semidan, by whom he was kindly received and reared. Whether the young king of Telde, who subsequently killed himself at Ansite, was the son of Doramus or this son of Bentagoyhe, the history of Canary does not inform us. The descendants of Andamana continued to reign in...
Page 8 - Each district was governed by a chief called Guanarteme, who maintained a body of armed warriors under his control, and united in himself the offices of dictator, legislator, and executive...
Page 15 - ... had been so successful in her own district, she sent copies of her code of laws to the surrounding provinces, directing its observance in their future administration of justice. In her own province she was almost idolized ; but her influence was little felt, and altogether unacknowledged, beyond it. Her messages and instructions were treated with scorn, and, in some cases, her messengers with punishment. But her ambition was not to be thus checked : very likely she foresaw this result, and had...
Page 15 - ... punishments for bribery or perversion of justice. Pursuing the same course of assumption of power which had been so successful in her own district, she sent copies of her code of laws to the surrounding provinces, directing its observance in their future administration of justice. In her own province she was almost idolized ; but her influence was little felt, and altogether unacknowledged, beyond it. Her messages and instructions were treated with scorn, and, in some cases, her messengers with...
Page 15 - ... discretion of the magistrates ; defined the duties of those officers, and established punishments for bribery or perversion of justice. Pursuing the same course of assumption of power which had been so successful in her own district, she sent copies of her code of laws to the surrounding provinces, directing its observance in their future administration of justice. In her own province she was almost idolized ; but her influence was little felt, and altogether unacknowledged, beyond it. Her messages...
Page 18 - Gaidar; but after assuming his throne he refused to comply with these conditions, which occasioned war between the two brothers. On the death of Bentagoyhe, the kingdom of Telde was usurped by a powerful noble named Doramus...