sentences:  The name Tibasosa comes from Chibcha and means "Chief of the domain".In the time before the Spanish conquest, Tibasosa was part of the Muisca Confederation, ruled by a "cacique" who was loyal to "Tundama" and the high priest "iraca" of Sugamuxi.The discovery and conquest of the lands of this municipality took place in 1537 when Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada en route to the Sun Temple entered the Iraca Valley.