San Antonio Del Tequendama
Etymology
The name Tequendama means in the Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca: "he who precipitated downward".
History
This municipality was formed on the site of Cubsió, a place of reunion of the Muisca originally from Bojacá and Serrezuela. Cubsió was already populated by indigenous peoples from the Herrera Period with the oldest evidence dated at 1865 years BP (2nd century AD) of a site a few meters from the current course of the Bogotá River.
Around 1470 the terrains of San Antonio de Tequendama were ruled by the cacique of Fusagasugá, who fought with the Panche against Saguamanchica in the Battle of Pasca.
In 1539, conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada organised an expedition down the Bogotá River where he sent his soldier Juan de Céspedes.
The modern town was founded by Críspulo Corredor in 1857. This municipality has changed names multiples times, San Antonio, San Antonio de Tena, and its actual name San Antonio del Tequendama.
Tourism
The Chicaque Natural Park is an ecotouristic area within San Antonio del Tequendama.
Panorama
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website San Antonio del Tequendama
- ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Tequendama
- ^ Argüello García, Pedro María (2015). Subsistence economy and chiefdom emergence in the Muisca area. A study of the Valle de Tena (PDF) (PhD). University of Pittsburgh. pp. 1–193.
External links
- (in Spanish) Laughing rock art on Rupestreweb