The Nutabe (or "Nutabae") are an indigenous people who inhabit the region of
Antioquia in Colombia. Their numbers began to plummet around the first half of the 16th century due to the
European colonization of the Americas
During the Age of Discovery, a large scale European colonization of the Americas took place between about 1492 and 1800. Although the Norse had explored and colonized areas of the North Atlantic, colonizing Greenland and creating a short t ...
. Spanish records indicate that this tribe lived in and around the
Aburrá Valley, near present-day municipalities like
Itagüí
Itagüí () is a city of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.
Demographics
The population at the 2005 census was 230,272. Its density is 17&nb ...
,
Envigado
Envigado () is a town southeast of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas ...
and
Sabaneta, and the towns of
Toledo,
San Andrés de Cuerquia and
Ituango
Ituango is a town and municipality in the Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pac ...
. In 1998, the Nutabe
cacique Virgilio Sucerquia Chancí was assassinated in a confrontation with a paramilitary group.
History
According to some historians and researchers Nutabes fall within the language family
Chibchas. Nutabes were essentially farmers, especially maize and beans, fruit trees and even cotton. Also, in other economic fields, were fishermen and also miners mined alluvial gold field and the Medellin river.
Sociopolitical organization
Their society was organized into small chiefdoms hereditary, individually scattered and lacking any central power. However, compared to the
Spanish conquest
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(and against other situations overall incidence), these tribes used to join in a federated so to call it around the chief who had shown more courage in any of their tasks warriors. The Nutabes despite belonging to a group of peaceful tribes of the area were recognized Antioquia also as warriors typically when protecting their territory. When the Spanish arrived, the leadership of the tribe was exercised by a chief named Guarcama.
Economy
The Nutabes traded with neighboring tribes, for which they used a strategic bridge over the river'' San Andreas'', at its mouth, bridging indigenous language he called ''Bredunto''. This name became ''Pescadero'' after the Spanish conquest. This bridge was important for life Nutabe. Amid the bustle conqueror, indigenous him down. Somewhat later, Andres de Valdivia, of the conquering, given its importance rebuilt it.
References
See also
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Antioquia department
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Aburrá Valley
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Chibchas
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Indigenous peoples in Colombia