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Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations By: Tom Blanton

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Page 1: Spanish Conquest Of The Chibchan Nations

Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations

By: Tom Blanton

Page 2: Spanish Conquest Of The Chibchan Nations

Muiscas

• The Muiscas inhabited the area of what is now the Departments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca high plateau.

• They farmed maize, potato, quinoa and cotton.

• They were skilled goldsmiths, bartered emeralds, blankets, ceramic handicrafts, coca and salt actively trading these with neighboring nations.

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Discovery

• The territory was discovered by Spanish sailor Alonso de Ojeda in 1498 on a voyage with Christopher Columbus, though they never landed.

• A short time later, Juan de la Cosa, a Spanish explorer, landed on what is today called Cabo de la Vela in the Guajira Peninsula.

• In 1502 on another coast of present

day Colombia near the Gulf of Urabá,

Vasco Núñez de Balboa explored and

conquered the area near the Atrato River.