Tenjo is a municipality and town of
Colombia in the
Central Savanna Province
Central Savanna Province ( es, Sabana Centro) is one of the fifteen provinces of Cundinamarca, in the country of Colombia. It is located in the central area of the department, and has 11 municipalities. The province capital is the city of Zipaq ...
, part of the
department of
Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of on the
Bogotá savanna. Tenjo is part of the
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá is the metropolitan area of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá, usually used for statistical analysis or technical use. It is not a formal administrative division and its limits are therefore not defined.
The stud ...
and borders
Chía,
Madrid
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,
Tabio,
Funza,
Subachoque and
Cota.
[Official website Tenjo]
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Etymology
Tenjo in Muisca language
Chibcha, Mosca, Muisca, Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/), or Muysca de Bogotá, was a language spoken by the Muisca people of the Muisca Confederation, one of the many indigenous cultures of the Americas. The Muisca inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyace ...
literally translates "in the big mouth".[
]
History
The area of Tenjo was inhabited by the Muisca
The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest. The people spoke Muysccubun, a language of the Chibchan l ...
in the times before the Spanish conquest
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its predec ...
. Tenjo was ruled
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by the '' zipa'' based in Bacatá. Ancient rock art has been discovered in Tenjo.
Modern Tenjo was founded on April 8, 1603, by Diego Gómez de Mena.[ On the 7 of May, 1637, it was decided that the first church of the town was to be built by Alonso Serrano Hernández after being hired by Juan de Vera, Cristóbal Gómez de Silva, Juan de Orejuela and Juan de Artieda. The church was completed on August 17, 1645. By the year of 1778, there was a population of 1,009 people and 211 families, excluding 983 other native people who inhabited Tenjo.
]
Economy
Tenjo's economy is mainly based on horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
and livestock-breeding. Thanks to its relatively close position to Bogotá
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, Tenjo is starting to become part of its suburbs and with many schools being established here that have collaborated with this effect.
Sister cities
* : Las Gabias
Born in Tenjo
* Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1889–1959), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
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Gallery
File:Parque central Tenjo.JPG, Church of Tenjo
File:Capilla Doctrinera Tenjo.jpg, Chapel in Tenjo
File:EdeficioMunicipaldeTenjo.jpg, City council
File:25799 Grutas Tenjo LFAA.jpg, Cave in Tenjo
File:BICOLORtenjo.jpg, Rock art in Tenjo
References
{{Authority control
Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
Populated places established in 1603
1603 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Muisca Confederation
Muysccubun