Michuá or Michica (died Chocontá, 1490) was the second "zaque" of Hunza, currently known as Tunja, as of 1470. His contemporary enemy "zipa" of the southern Muisca was Saguamanchica.
Biography.
Little is known about the history of Michuá, who accessed the throne of the northern Muisca in 1470. He broke the political peace established under his predecessor Hunzahúa and fought a 16-year war with the southern enemies led by Saguamanchica. The latter, supported by his vassal Pasca conquered Fusagasugá and Tibacuy. Saguamanchica attempted to submit the "cacique" of Guatavita who asked Michúa for assistance. Michuá sent a messenger to Bacatá to negotiate the "zipa" would listen to the complaints of the "cacique". Saguamanchica was not amused by undermining his authority and abused the messenger.
When Michuá found out about the mistreatment of his messenger he sent an army of forty thousand guecha warriors to the "zipa". Realising the strength of the army Saguamanchica redirected his army against the independent "cacique" of Ubaque who attacked Pasca and Usme and defended his reign against Guatavita and the Panche.
Around 1490 Saguamanchica decided to attack the "zaque" with an army of 50,000 warriors marching through Guatavita to Chocontá, in the Chibcha language meaning "Garden of the neighbour". In the three hour Battle of Chocontá the stronger army of Michuá lost against the "zipa" and both rulers Saguamanchica and Michuá died. Quemuenchatocha took over the "zaque" rule for the northern Muisca and Nemequene, nephew of Saguamanchica, became the new "zipa" of Bacatá.
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