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Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations refers to the conquest by the Spanish monarchy of the Chibchan speaking nations, mainly the Muiscas and Taironas that inhabited present-day Colombia, beginning the Spanish colonization of the Americas.〔(Tairona Heritage Trust: Tairona history to the time of the Spanish Invasion ) Tairona Heritage Trust Accessed 21 August 2007.〕 ==Pre-Columbian== The first inhabitants of Colombia were migrating members of the Mesoamericans who established themselves in the area c. 1200 BC followed by two other waves c. 500 BC and a third one between 400 and 300 BC. Later on the group of Arawaks coming from southern South America made presence in the area, and a third wave of migrating groups, the warring Caribs established in the lower lands and pushed the Mesoamericans to the mountains. The southern areas of present-day Colombia were also part of the Inca Empire.〔(All Empires: Central Andes ) Allempires.info Accessed 22 August 2007.〕 There were two main tribes that were socially and economically developed at the time of the Spanish arrival: the Muiscas, and the Taironas. Both were within the Chibchan Nations. By the 16th century, the Chibchas, were divided into two main groups: the Muisca, located in the plateaus of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, and the Tairona, who settled along the northern spur of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the present-day La Guajira Department. ===Muiscas=== (詳細はDepartments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca high plateau mainly (''Altiplano Cundiboyacense''). The Muiscas were also divided into two confederations: Hunza, whose sovereign was the Zaque and Bacatá, whose sovereign was the Zipa. They farmed maize, potato, quinoa and cotton, among others. Skilled in goldsmiths, bartered emeralds, blankets, ceramic handicrafts, coca and salt actively trading these with neighboring nations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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