Bencomo: Identity, Nobility, and Leadership

A tribute to the history and indigenous culture of the Canary Islands.

The name of this ship, and that of all the vessels in our Fred. Olsen Express fleet, pays tribute to the history and indigenous culture of our homeland. Would you like to know where the name Bencomo Express comes from?

To understand this name, we must sail back to the 15th century and disembark in the north of the island of Tenerife, near the Kingdom of Taoro.

Names with a history: Bencomo

Bencomo, a symbol of a town

Leadership in Difficult Times

Between history and memory

A legacy that endures

Sources consulted

At Fred. Olsen Express, we are committed to introducing you to the cultural richness of the Canary Islands with accuracy and respect for their history. That is why we provide the sources on which our texts are based, so you can delve deeper and discover more about our shared heritage.

Sources

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Imprenta, Litografía y Librería Isleña. (Obra original publicada en 1632). Accede pinchando AQUÍ.

Cartográfica de Canarias [GRAFCAN]. (s. f.). Rescate de la toponimia de Tenerife.

Visor de IDECanarias. Accede pinchando AQUÍ.

Chaker, S. (1983). La langue berbère à travers l'onomastique médiévale:

El-Bekri. Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 35, 127-144. Accede pinchando AQUÍ.

Díaz Dorta, N. (2009). Cuaderno explicativo del árbol genealógico de la Familia Real indígena de Tenerife y descendientes de ella que más se han distinguido.

Idea. (Obra original publicada en 1913). Accede pinchando AQUÍ.

Espinosa, A. de. (1967). Historia de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria.

Goya Ediciones. (Obra original publicada en 1594). Accede pinchando AQUÍ.

García Pulido, D. (Coord.). (2026). Benitomo.

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García-Talavera Casañas, F. (2019). 69 apellidos canarios. Linajes guanches en América. Kinnamon.

González Zalacain, R. J. (2024). Construyendo la memoria familiar. El reflejo de los procesos de movilidad social tras la conquista y colonización de las islas Canarias en los relatos genealógicos de sus élites.

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Marín de Cubas, T. (2021). Conquista de las siete yslas de canaria (A. M. López Alonso, Ed.).

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Marrero Salas, E. et al. (2021). Las Cuevas de Bencomo (La Orotava, Tenerife). De la historiografía al dato arqueológico.

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Aula de Cultura de Tenerife. (Obra original publicada en 1604). Accede pinchando AQUÍ

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Names with a history: Bencomo

Bencomo, a symbol of a town

Leadership in Difficult Times

Between history and memory

A legacy that endures

Sources consulted

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