Doramas participated actively in the defense of the island when Castille began its conquest in 1478. He was named a noble by the Guanarteme (the name for the king) and he moved to the kingdom of
Gáldar, on the northern part of the island. At the time, the island of
Gran Canaria was divided into two kingdoms, Telde in the south and Gáldar in the north. He led a detachment situated in the northern zone that offered great resistance to the invasion at Mount Doramas, which carries his name in honor to this day. 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 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. His severed head was exhibited in the city of
Las Palmas as a warning to the population. The ended on November 30, 1481, between the warriors and the troops of
Pedro de Vera. Subsequently, Grand Canary was incorporated into the Crown of Castille on April 29, 1483. Since the war, the baptisms of descendants of certain nobles have included a ceremony in which they are conferred another name in memory of their Canary origin. Descendants of Doramas have been given the surname "Oramas" or "Orama", one of the few of true Canary origin that survive into the present day. ==References==