tundama

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Tundama was a prominent Muisca ruler (cacique) known for leading resistance against the Spanish conquest in what is now central Colombia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muisca ruler
cacique
historical figure
areaOfInfluence Duitama valley
surrounding highland territories
commemoratedBy local historical traditions in Duitama
place names in Boyacá Department
country New Kingdom of Granada
culture Muisca
surface form: Muisca Confederation
ethnicity Muisca
knownFor leading indigenous resistance in central Colombia
resistance against the Spanish conquest
languageSpoken Muysccubun
legacy symbol of indigenous resistance in Colombia
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntityRuled Duitama
locatedInThePresentDayCountryRuled Colombia
locatedInThePresentDayTerritorialEntityRuled Boyacá Department
notableEvent final battles against Spanish forces near Duitama
opponent Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Spanish Empire
Spanish conquistadors
partOf northern Muisca polity
positionHeld cacique of Duitama
region Altiplano Cundiboyacense
central Colombian Andes
religion Muisca religion
resistedConquestBy Spanish forces from Santa Marta
timePeriod 16th century
Spanish conquest of New Granada
surface form: Spanish conquest of the Muisca
title cacique of Tundama

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Muisca importantRulerTitle tundama