Hunzahúa
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Hunzahúa was the first zaque; ruler of the northern Muisca with capital Hunza, named after him. His contemporary zipa of the southern Muisca was Meicuchuca.
Muisca raft detail Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Templo del sol
Chía Bogotá May 2016
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Women in Muisca society
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This article describes the role of women in Muisca society. The Muisca were the original inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest in the first half of the 16th century.
Hunzahúa
…rule of Hunzahúa in 1470. Hunzahúa in Muisca history History of the Muisca Altiplano Muisca Art Architecture Astronomy Cuisine El Dorado Subsistence Women Conquest See also Muisca rulers, history of Colombia, Hunzahúa Well References…
The Muisca are famous for their fine goldworking; a tunjo representing mother and son
Southern Muisca ruler Nemequene installed a system of laws (Code of Nemequene) with harsh punishments for adultery, rape, incest and infidelity and arranged for widows to inherit the properties of their deceased husbands
The halite of Zipaquirá, used for cooking, preservation of meat and fish and as trading product, was extracted from a brine by the Muisca women
Mother goddess Bachué was one of the most important deities of the Muisca