Tisquesusa
Tribal ruler in pre-Spanish Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tisquesusa, also spelled Thisquesuza, Thysquesuca or Thisquesusha (referred to in the earliest sources as Bogotá, the Elder) (died Facatativá, 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 Spanish pronunciation of his name brought about the Colombian capital Bogotá. Tisquesusa was the ruler of the southern Muisca Confederation at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, when the troops led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and his brother entered the central Andean highlands.
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Reign | 1514 – 1537 | ||||
Predecessor | Nemequene | ||||
Successor | Sagipa | ||||
Nephew | unknown | ||||
Born | unknown Bacatá, Muisca Confederation | ||||
Died | 1537 Facatativá, Bacatá, Muisca Confederation | ||||
Sister | Usaca | ||||
Issue | Hama (son) Machinza (daughter) | ||||
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House | Bacatá | ||||
Religion | Muisca religion |
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