Aquiminzaque
Sign in to saveAquiminzaque (Chibcha: Aquim ó Quiminza, died Tunja, 1540) was the last hoa of Hunza, on which the Spanish city of Tunja (in present-day Colombia) was built, reigning from 1537 until his death. His psihipqua counterpart in the southern area of the Muisca was Sagipa. Aquiminzaque was for the Muisca what Túpac Amaru was for the Inca; and as the Inca leader, Quiminza was executed by decapitation.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Muisca Confederations
- Occupation
- zaque
- Position held
- zaque
- Languages spoken
- Chibcha
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- AQUIMINZAQUE.jpg
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- date of death
- 1540-00-00
- cause of death
- decapitation
- date of birth
- 1518-00-00
- ethnic group
- Muisca people
- relative
- Quemuenchatocha
- birth name
- Quiminza
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Aquiminzaque (Chibcha: Aquim ó Quiminza, died Tunja, 1540) was the last hoa of Hunza, on which the Spanish city of Tunja (in present-day Colombia) was built, reigning from 1537 until his death. His psihipqua counterpart in the southern area of the Muisca was Sagipa. Aquiminzaque was for the Muisca what Túpac Amaru was for the Inca; and as the Inca leader, Quiminza was executed by decapitation.
== Biography == Aquiminzaque was the nephew of his predecessor, Eucaneme. Aquiminzaque‘s reign began on August 2, 1537, when Eucaneme was taken prisoner to Suesca by the Spanish.
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