Bentor

Bentor
Statue of Bentor on Tenerife
Mencey of Taoro
Reign	November 1494 – February 1495
Predecessor	Bencomo
Successor	Post abolished
Born	circa 1463
Died	February 1495 (aged 31–32) Taoro
Names Bentor Also called: Ventor Bentore Benytomo Bentorey
Father	Adjona (most likely)
Mother	Hanagua (possibly)
Religion	Guanche religion

Bentor (c. 1463 – February 1495), sometimes also called Ventor, Bentore, Benytomo, or Bentorey, was the last mencey or king of Taoro from November 1494 until his suicide in February 1495. A native Guanche prince in the Canary Islands during the second half of the 15th century, Bentor was the eldest grandson (in some sources, son) of Bencomo, the penultimate mencey (or king) of Taoro. Taoro was one of nine menceyatos, or kingdoms, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands before the Spanish conquest of the islands. Bentor's mother was probably named Hañagua, although this is unclear. He succeeded his grandfather as mencey upon his father's death in November 1494, and led the kingdom until his own death by suicide four months later, in February 1495. Bentor had five siblings: one sister (Dácil) and four brothers (Ruiman, Rosalva, Chachiñama, and Tiñate).