Busbanzá () is a town and municipality in the
Colombia
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n
Department
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Government and military
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of
Boyacá. Busbanzá is part of the
Tundama Province, a subregion of Boyacá. Busbanzá is located at from
Sogamoso
Sogamoso () is a city in the department of Boyacá of Colombia. It is the capital of the Sugamuxi Province, named after the original Sugamuxi. Sogamoso is nicknamed "City of the Sun", based on the original Muisca tradition of pilgrimage and ador ...
. It borders
Betéitiva in the north, in the east and south
Corrales and in the west
Floresta.
[Official website Busbanzá]
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History
The first inhabitants of Busbanzá settled there from the
Eastern Llanos near a former lake. They were the ancestors of the
Muisca of Busbanzá and organized themselves in the ''
cacicazgos'' of the
Iraka Valley, together with
Gámeza,
Tobasía,
Firavitoba,
Iza,
Pesca
Pesca is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Sugamuxi Province, a subregion of Boyacá. The town is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between and . Pesca is west from th ...
,
Toca,
Tota, Yaconí,
Guaquira, Monquirá. According to the
religion of the Muisca, it was bearded messenger god
Bochica who educated the people to organize themselves in a
theocracy. He allegedly ordered the leaders of Busbanzá, Gámeza, Pesca and Toca to choose a new ruler and priest for the
Sun Temple
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in Sogamoso alternating between ''caciques'' of Firavitoba and Tobasía.
[
On September 4, 1537 the Spanish ]conquistador
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es entered the Iraka Valley and submitted the area to their new reign. Modern Busbanzá was founded on January 5, 1602.[
Busbanzá is named after the ''cacique'' Boazá.Etymology Busbanzá]
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Economy
Main economical activities of Busbanzá are agriculture ( potatoes, wheat, barley, potatoes and maize) and livestock farming.[
]
Born in Busbanzá
* Rodolfo Torres, professional cyclist
Gallery
References
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Municipalities of Boyacá Department
Populated places established in 1602
1602 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Muisca Confederation
Muysccubun