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Quemuenchatocha

d. c. 1539 · 16th century

Quemuenchatocha was the zaque, ruler of the northern Muisca at Hunza (modern Tunja), when the Spanish arrived. In 1537 the conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada seized Hunza, captured the aged ruler and plundered his treasure. He died soon after in captivity, and his successor Aquiminzaque was executed in 1540.

Quemuenchatocha
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Zacazgo of Hunza

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