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Battle of Chocontá

Battle of Chocontá was a battle fought in 1490 at Chocontá, in what is now Colombia. It was part of Muisca Confederations. The recorded result: Zipazgo of the southern victory. Recorded strength: ~50,000 against ~60,000.

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Batalla de Chocontá. Grabado en la "Historia general de las conquistas del Nuevo Reino de Granada" (Amberes, Juan Baptista Verdussen, 1688), de Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita.
Batalla de Chocontá. Grabado en la "Historia general de las conquistas del Nuevo Reino de Granada" (Amberes, Juan Baptista Verdussen, 1688), de Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita.. Juan Baptista Verdussen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1490
WhereChocontá, Colombia5.150N, 73.683W
OutcomeZipazgo of the southern victory
BelligerentsZipazgo of the southern MuiscaagainstZacazgo of the northern Muisca
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMuisca Confederations

Record

Date1490 (year precision)
PlaceChocontá, Colombia
5.150N, 73.683W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength~50,000~60,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Saguamanchica
  • Michuá
  • Cacique
  • Guatavita
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Battle of Chocontá is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 42 in present-day Colombia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5722345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chocontá, revision 1370109033, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.