Map of the Muisca territory; Showing Zaque, Zipa, and Independent territories
When the Spanish arrived in the central Colombian highlands, the region was organized into the Muisca Confederation, which had two rulers; the zipa was the ruler of the southern part and based in Muyquytá. The hoa was the ruler of the northern area and based in Hunza, known today as Tunja.[1]
^Bushnell, David (2012). Colombia: Una nación a pesar de sí misma (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Planeta. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-958-42-1729-5.
into the Muisca Confederation, which had two rulers; the zipa was the ruler of the southern part and based in Muyquytá. The hoa was the ruler of the northern...
The Muisca Confederation was a loose confederation of different Muiscarulers (zaques, zipas, iraca, and tundama) in the central Andean highlands of what...
Colombian Andes before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. The Muisca formed a confederation of holy rulers and had a variety of deities, temples and rituals...
The Spanish conquest of the Muisca took place from 1537 to 1540. The Muisca were the inhabitants of the central Andean highlands of Colombia before the...
time of the conquest. Subgroupings of the Muisca were mostly identified by their allegiances to three great rulers: the hoa, centered in Hunza, ruling a territory...
the Muisca in the 1530s. The times before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca Confederation are filled with mythology. The first confirmed human rulers of...
This article describes the role of women in the society of the Muisca. The Muisca are the original inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense (present-day...
1537) was the fourth and last independent ruler (psihipqua) of Muyquytá, main settlement of the southern Muisca between 1514 and his death in 1537. The...
(died 1514) was the third ruler (zipa) of Bacatá as of 1490. His zaque counterpart ruling over the northern area of the Muisca territory was Quemuenchatocha...
1539 in Duitama) was a cacique of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca who inhabited the central highlands...
as Tunja, as of 1490. He was the ruler of the northern Muisca when the Spanish conquistadores arrived in the Muisca highlands. His contemporary enemy...
Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca,...
1470) was the first ruler (zipa) of Bacatá, as of around 1450. His zaque counterpart ruling over the northern area of the Muisca territory was Hunzahúa...
This article describes the art produced by the Muisca. The Muisca established one of the four grand civilisations of the pre-Columbian Americas on the...
iraca, sometimes spelled iraka, was the ruler and high priest of Sugamuxi in the confederation of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense;...
central highlands of the Colombian Andes. Fellow Muiscarulers of other territories within the Muisca Confederation were Tundama in Tundama, zaque Aquiminzaque...
Chibcha, Mosca, Muisca, Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/ *[ˈmʷɨska]), or Muysca de Bogotá is a language spoken by the Muisca people of the Muisca Confederation, one of...
a bone disease secondary to cancer in the lungs. hoa, a title for Muiscarulers This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title HOA...
brutal ruler. The moth species Cibyra saguanmachica, endemic to Colombia, is named after Saguamanchica Colombia portal Muisca warfare Muiscarulers, history...
conquest of the MuiscaMuiscarulers, history of Colombia (in Spanish) Biography of Aquiminzaque - Pueblos Originarios (in Spanish) Muisca history - Banco...
Muisca music describes the use of music by the Muisca. The Muisca were organized in the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca...
This article describes the economy of the Muisca. The Muisca were the original inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the high plateau in the Eastern...
different rulers. The main rulers were the zipa based in Bacatá and the zaque who was seated in Hunza. The northernmost parts of the Muisca Confederation...
army of 60,000 guecha warriors against the zipa Saguamanchica. Both Muiscarulers died in this battle. Modern Guatavita was founded on March 18, 1593...
central highlands of the Colombian Andes. Fellow Muiscarulers of other territories within the Muisca Confederation were Tundama in Tundama, zaque Quemuenchatocha...
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