 He reaped great success as the head of the Canary army, and it turned him into a charismatic leader in the aborigine resistance.Because of the great fame that Doramas won in the war, the Castilian captain Pedro de Vera began a decisive campaign against him personally, attacking him on his home turf.On August 20, 1481, while engaged in a bruising battle in the region of Arucas, Doramas fell victim to a lance-wound and died.