Passage: Tenerife was the last island to be conquered and the one that took the longest time to submit to the Castilian troops. Although the traditional dates of conquest of Tenerife are established between 1494  and 1496 , it must be taken into account that the attempts to annex the island of Tenerife to the Crown of Castile date back at least to 1464. For this reason, from the first attempt to conquer the island in 1464, until it is finally conquered in 1496, 32 years pass. In 1464, takes place in the barranco del Bufadero taking symbolic possession of the island by the Lord of the Canary Islas Diego Garcia de Herrera. This signing a peace treaty with menceyes, allowing shortly after mencey Anaga build a tower on their land, where Guanches and Europeans had treatment until it is demolished around 1472 by the same Guanches.
How many years did it take for the conquest of Tenerife? How many years did the conquest of Tenerife last? How many years did the conquest of Tenerife take, after the conquest began in earnest? How many years is it traditionally considered the conquest of Tenerife to have taken? How many years passed between the attempt to annex Tenerife and the beginning of the conquest of Tenerife? How many years passed between the first attempt to annex Tenerife until the actual conquest began? How many years were of the traditional dates of conquest of Tenerife? What happened first, the attempt to annex Tenerife, or the conquest of Tenerife? What happened first, the signing of the peace treaty or the building of the Anaga tower? What happened first: the first attempt to conquer the island or the signing a peace treaty? What happened second: the first attempt to conquer the island or the signing a peace treaty?