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Nompanim

Nompanim
Iraca
Predecessor "Bermejo"
Successor Sugamuxi
Born unknown
Muisca Confederation
Died unknown
Muisca Confederation

Nompanim or Nomparem (Chibcha: "Vessel of the jaguar") (15th century - first third of 16th century) was the second-last iraca; cacique of the sacred City of the Sun; Sugamuxi. Sugamuxi, presently called Sogamoso, was an important city in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the times before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca conquistadores reached the central highlands of the Colombian Andes. Fellow Muisca rulers of other territories within the Muisca Confederation were Tundama in Tundama, zaque in Hunza and zipas Nemequene and Tisquesusa in Bacatá.

According to the traditions of the northern Muisca, the iraca of Sugamuxi was chosen alternating between the caciques of Firavitoba and Tobasía. Nompanim, from Tobasía, was the successor of Bermejo (Spanish given name), as cacique of Sugamuxi. Bermejo was an usurper to the throne of Sugamuxi, allegedly because he was a redhead. Nompanim supported zaque with an army of 20,000 guecha warriors in the Battle of Los Arroyos against zipa Nemequene, fought around 1514. The army of the zaque, supported by Nompanim, Tundama, and the caciques of Gámeza and Sáchica won this battle and Nemequene died the next day, succeeded by Tisquesusa.


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