Sugamuxi (Muisca high priest)

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Sugamuxi was the last high priest (iraca) of the Muisca people, a prominent religious and political leader in pre-Columbian central Colombia.

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instanceOf Muisca high priest
historical figure
political leader
religious leader
areaOfInfluence political mediation among Muisca chiefs
religious affairs of the Muisca Confederation
associatedWith Sun worship
Temple of the Sun in Sogamoso NERFINISHED
country Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED
culturalContext pre-Columbian Colombia
culture Muisca NERFINISHED
ethnicity Muisca NERFINISHED
follows Muisca religious traditions
governed territory around Sugamuxi
hasHonorific priest of the Sun
hasRole guardian of the Sun Temple
interpreter of religious law
mediator between Muisca rulers
knownFor being the last iraca of the Muisca
political influence in the Muisca Confederation
religious leadership among the Muisca
languageSpoken Muysccubun NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Altiplano Cundiboyacense NERFINISHED
central Colombia NERFINISHED
nativeTo Northern Andes NERFINISHED
territory of present-day Boyacá Department
officeContested leadership of the Sun Temple at Sugamuxi
partOf Andean civilizations NERFINISHED
Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED
positionHeld high priest of the Sun Temple in Sogamoso
iraca of Sugamuxi NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier iracas of Sugamuxi
religion Muisca religion NERFINISHED
religiousCenter Sun Temple at Sugamuxi NERFINISHED
residence Sogamoso NERFINISHED
Sugamuxi NERFINISHED
significantEvent Spanish conquest of the Muisca NERFINISHED
sphereOfActivity diplomacy among Muisca rulers
politics
religion
timePeriod early 16th century
title High Priest of Sugamuxi NERFINISHED
Iraca NERFINISHED

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Sogamoso namedAfter Sugamuxi (Muisca high priest)