Aquiminzaque
Quiminza | |
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hoa | |
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Reign | 1537–1540 |
Predecessor | Eucaneme |
Successor | Position abolished |
Born | unknown Muisca Confederation |
Died | 1540 Hunza, New Kingdom of Granada |
Chibcha | Quiminza |
Dynasty | Hunza |
Aquiminzaque (Chibcha: Aquim ó Quiminza, died Tunja, 1540) was the last hoa of Hunza, on which the Spanish city of Tunja was built upon, as of 1537. His counterpart in the southern area of the Muisca was Sagipa. Aquiminzaque was for the Muisca what Túpac Amaru was for the Inca; and as the Inca leader, Quiminza was executed by decapitation.
Biography[]
Aquiminzaque was the nephew of his predecessor, Eucaneme, which reign he followed when on August 2, 1537 Eucaneme was taken prisoner to Suesca by the Spanish.[1][2]
Aquiminzaque was ruling over the northern area of the Muisca in present-day Boyacá, Colombia in the years when the Spanish conquistadores were entering the highlands of the Muisca.
At first Aquiminzaque converted to catholicism but when he realized the true motives of the Spanish conquerors over the Muisca people he revolted against them and undermined the initial rule of Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Shortly after, in 1540, Hernán executed Aquiminzaque by public decapitation in Tunja.[3] The spectacle, meant as an example, was watched by the Muisca people and executions of other caciques of Toca, Motavita, Samacá, Turmequé and Sutamarchán followed.
The death of the last hoa meant the end of the Muisca Confederation.
Legacy[]
In Tunja, capital of the Boyacá department, a statue honouring Aquiminzaque (Monumento a la Raza Indígena) has been erected.[4]
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See also[]
- Spanish conquest of the Muisca
- Muisca rulers, history of Colombia
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Biography of Aquiminzaque - Pueblos Originarios
- ^ (in Spanish) Muisca history - Banco de la República
- ^ (in Spanish) Public execution of Aquiminzaque in Tunja Archived 2016-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- ^ (in Spanish) Statue honouring Aquiminzaque
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Animated video about Aquiminzaque
- Muisca rulers
- History of Colombia
- Murdered royalty
- 1540 deaths
- 16th-century South American people
- 16th century in Colombia
- Executed monarchs
- 16th-century executions by Spain
- People executed by Spain by decapitation
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- People from Tunja
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