The Sutagao are the Chibcha-speakingIndios Sutagaos
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Etymology

The name Sutagao is derived from the Chibcha words ''Su(t)á''; "Sun" and ''gao''; "son"; "Sons of the Sun".

Municipalities belonging to Sutagao territories

The Sutagao was a relatively small indigenous group that lived between the Sumapaz Páramo and the Pasca River.

History

Before the Spanish conquest, the Sutagao were in conflict with the Muisca to the northeast. ''

Zipa When the Spanish arrived in the central Colombian highlands, the region was organized into the Muisca Confederation, which had two rulers; the ''zipa'' was the ruler of the southern part and based in Muyquytá. The ''hoa'' was the ruler of the ...

'' Saguamanchica conquered the Sutagao around 1470 when the ''

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'' of the Sutagao lost the Battle of Pasca.

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Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of

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submitted the Sutagao to the new rule of the

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. The Sutagao inhabited the region until a new town was founded by Bernardino Albornoz between 5 and 13 February in 1592. During the visit of Miguel de Ibarra there were 759 indigenous people residing in Fusagasugá.
When Aróstequi arrived in February 1760, the indigenous population had dwindled to 85, and there were 644 new settlers divided among 109 families.

References

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Etymology

Municipalities belonging to Sutagao territories

History

See also

References