Person

Michuá

d. c. 1490 · 15th century

Michuá was a zaque, ruler of the northern Muisca of Hunza in the Colombian highlands, in the late 15th century. According to Muisca tradition he fought the zipa Saguamanchica of Bacatá, and both rulers were killed in the Battle of Chocontá around 1490.

Michuá
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Zacazgo of Hunza

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Michuá. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/michua
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