Sugamuxi
Sugamuxi | |
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Iraca | |
Reign | –1539 |
Predecessor | Nompanim |
Successor | Position abolished |
Born | unknown Suamox, Muisca Confederation |
Died | 1539 Sogamoso, New Kingdom of Granada |
Sugamuxi (died 1539) was the last .
Biography
Sugamuxi was the successor of Nompanim, as cacique of Suamox. After the bloody confrontation of the zaque Quemuenchatocha and zipa Nemequene, Sugamuxi decided to stay neutral and in favour of peace between the two ever battling parts of the Muisca Confederation.[1] The seat of Sugamuxi was the Sun Temple in Sogamoso, that was destroyed by soldiers of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in September 1537.
At the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, Sugamuxi converted to
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