Sugamuxi Province
The Sugamuxi Province () is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subregion is formed by 13 municipalities. Etymology The name of the province comes from Sugamuxi, the last ''iraca'' of the Muisca and means in Chibcha: "Dwelling of the Sun".Etymology Sugamuxi
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Subdivision

Sugamuxi Province comprises 13 municipalities:Provincias de Boyacá
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References

Provinces of Boyacá Department

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Sugamuxi
Sugamuxi (died 1539) was the last ''iraca''; ''cacique'' of the sacred City of the Sun Sogamoso, Suamox. Sugamuxi, presently called Sogamoso, was an important city in the Muisca religion, religion of the Muisca people, Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the times before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Spanish conquistadors reached the central highlands of the Colombian Andes. Fellow Muisca rulers of other territories within the Muisca Confederation were Tundama in Duitama, Tundama, ''zaque'' Aquiminzaque in Tunja, Hunza and ''zipa'' Sagipa in Bogotá, Bacatá. 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.
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