Bogota

History of Bogota

Brief history of Bogotá summarized We enter the brief history of Bogotá, as a summary. Pre-columbian Era Before the arrival of the Spanish in the region, the Muisca people lived on the plateau where present-day Bogotá is located. The Muisca capital was a prosperous town called Muequetá. From there, the King, known as the zipa, ruled the Muisca civilization in an uneasy alliance with the zaque, ruler of a nearby city on the site of present-day Tunja. The zaque was nominally subservient to the zipa, but in fact the two rulers often clashed. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards in…