Nemequene depicted in 1688 on the cover of Historia general de las conquistas del Nuevo Reyno de Granada by Juan de Castellanos
Zipa of Bacatá
Reign
c. 1490 – 1514
Predecessor
Saguamanchica
Successor
Tisquesusa
Nephew
Tisquesusa
Born
unknown Bacatá, Muisca Confederation
Died
1514 Near modern Ventaquemada, Samacá, Hunza, Muisca Confederation
Names
Nemequene, Nemeguene, Nymy Quyne, Jaguar Bone or Jaguar Force
House
Bacatá
Religion
Muisca religion
Nemequene or Nemeguene[1] (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.
Nemequene or Nemeguene (died 1514) was the third ruler (zipa) of Bacatá as of 1490. His zaque counterpart ruling over the northern area of the Muisca...
especially the Panche, who would also make difficulties for his successors, Nemequene and Tisquesusa. The Caribs were also a permanent threat as rivals of the...
contemporary enemy psihipquas of the southern Muisca were successively Nemequene and Bogotá. Eucaneme was eighteen years old when he accessed the throne...
peoples in the nearby Orinoquía Region. The name of the Muisca ruler Nemequene was derived from the Chibcha words nymy and quyne, meaning "force of the...
Eucaneme found out about the expansionist intentions of the new psihipqua Nemequene. He asked the caciques of Gámeza, Sugamuxi, Tundama and Sáchica to help...
Saguamanchica 1470 1490 Died in the Battle of Chocontá Nemequene 1490 1514 Introduced the brutal Nemequene Code Tisquesusa 1514 1537 Ruled when the Spanish...
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