 As a result of this victory, Gutiérrez was granted the Encomienda of Esparragal in the Order of Alcántara (a system of endowments) by Charles IV of Spain.Gutiérrez's health continued to suffer and he was afflicted by an attack of paralysis on 22 April 1799.He died on 14 May that year at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and was buried in the chapel of Saint James the Great ("Apóstol Santiago") in the parish of La Concepción de Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife.