This article describes the art produced by the Muisca. The Muisca established one of the four grand civilisations of the pre-Columbian Americas on the...
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Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca,...
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The Muisca (also called the Chibcha) are indigenous peoples in Colombia and were a Pre-Columbian culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense that formed the...
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Muisca music describes the use of music by the Muisca. The Muisca were organized in the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca...
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The Muisca Confederation was a loose confederation of different Muisca rulers (zaques, zipas, iraca, and tundama) in the central Andean highlands of what...
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Muisca numerals were the numeric notation system used by the Muisca, one of the civilizations of the Americas before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca...
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This article describes the architecture of the Muisca. The Muisca, inhabiting the central highlands of the Colombian Andes (Altiplano Cundiboyacense and...
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Tunjo (category Muisca art)
figure elaborated by the Muisca as part of their art. Tunjos were made of gold or tumbaga; a gold-silver-copper alloy. The Muisca used their tunjos in various...
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Muisca collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art Muisca collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Muisca collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art Muisca...
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Muisca religion describes the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the central highlands of the Colombian Andes before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca...
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The Muisca inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Andes before the arrival of the Spanish and were an advanced civilisation. They mummified...
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The Spanish conquest of the Muisca took place from 1537 to 1540. The Muisca were the inhabitants of the central Andean highlands of Colombia before the...
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Colombia portal Muisca art Colombian handicrafts List of Colombian artists Culture of Colombia Colombian architecture Latin American culture Art Galleries in...
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astronomy of the Muisca. The Muisca, one of the four advanced civilisations in the Americas before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, had a thorough understanding...
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Knowledge of Muisca mythology has come from Muisca scholars Javier Ocampo López, Pedro Simón, Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Juan de Castellanos and conquistador...
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Michuá (category Muisca rulers)
of the southern Muisca was Saguamanchica. Little is known about the history of Michuá, who accessed the throne of the northern Muisca in 1470. He broke...
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of Muisca and pre-Muisca archaeological sites; sites on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, where archaeological evidence has been discovered of the Muisca and...
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Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huántar Ancient Maya art Latin American art List of Stone Age art Muisca art Painting in the Americas before European colonization...
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Aquiminzaque (category Muisca rulers)
psihipqua counterpart in the southern area of the Muisca was Sagipa. Aquiminzaque was for the Muisca what Túpac Amaru was for the Inca; and as the Inca...
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History of Bogotá (section Bacatá in Muisca history)
the Muisca, who spoke Chibcha. At the arrival of the conquerors, the Muisca has been estimated to consist of 110,000 to two million people. The Muisca occupied...
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Roman emperor Vitellius, c. 1590s Neminatha, Akota Bronzes (7th century CE) Muisca tunjo on stool, c. 10th–16th century, Lake Guatavita region, Altiplano Cundiboyacense...
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El Dorado (category Muisca mythology and religion)
by the culture of the Muisca, an indigenous people inhabiting a plateau in the Andean mountains in modern-day Colombia. The Muisca were skilled goldsmiths;...
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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...
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Saguamanchica (category Muisca rulers)
Muyquytá, as of 1470. His zaque enemy ruling over the northern area of the Muisca territory was Michuá. Alternative spellings of his name are Sacuan Machica...
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This article describes the warfare of the Muisca. The Muisca inhabited the Tenza and Ubaque valleys and the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the high plateau...
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Nompanim (category Muisca rulers)
in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the times before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca conquistadores reached...
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Hunzahúa (category Muisca rulers)
first zaque; ruler of the northern Muisca with capital Hunza, named after him. His contemporary zipa of the southern Muisca was Meicuchuca. Hunzahúa, heir...
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Muisca cuisine describes the food and preparation the Muisca elaborated. The Muisca were an advanced civilization inhabiting the central highlands of...
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This article describes the economy of the Muisca. The Muisca were the original inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the high plateau in the Eastern...
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Sugamuxi (category Muisca rulers)
presently called Sogamoso, was an important city in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the times before the Spanish...
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