people, though the Spanish conquerors and settlers enslaved the Guanches and subjected them to their culture and language in the early sixteenth century. The poet Antonio de Viana (1578 - 1650?) turned the story of Dácil into one of his best-known poems in the Canary Island, in his book La Conquista de Tenerife (1604) (The Conquest of Tenerife (1604)). Many people met the princess through the poem and considered him a unique poet. However, as a historian, Bethencourt Alfonso, once said: "this princess plays an important role in Viana's poem; a figure that was not imaginary; she was of flesh and blood." Her name is one of the many Guanche names that, fortunately for the Canary Island, have not been lost, since there are still people named Dácil throughout the archipelago. She is also one of the better known historical figures in the archipelago. References External links La batalla de Acentejo: la derrota de un imperio colonial (The Battle of Acentejo: the defeat of a colonial empire) Guanche Guanche people People from Tenerife