Bochica

Bochica
Bochica
Education, messenger god
Member of Muisca religion
	Monument to Bochica in Cuítiva
Other names	Nemquetaha, Nemqueteba, Sadigua
Affiliation	Chiminigagua
Region	Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Ethnic group	Muisca
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Hermes
Roman equivalent	Mercury
Etruscan equivalent	Turms
Hindu equivalent	Narada
Buddhism equivalent	Buddha
Egyptian equivalent	Thoth
Celtic equivalent	Lugus

Bochica (also alluded to as Nemquetaha, Nemqueteba and Sadigua^[1]) is a figure in the religion of the Muisca, who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense during the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the central Andean highlands of present-day Colombia. He was the founding hero of their civilization, who according to legend brought morals and laws to the people and taught them agriculture and other crafts,^[2] including textiles.^[3]

^ Goyes Narváez, Julio César (2016). "Exceso de agua y falta de sol: la diosa Bachué de Rómulo Rozo". Trama y fondo: Revista de cultura (41): 17–32. ISSN 1137-4802.
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^ S, Martha Fernández. "La manta Muisca como objeto de evocación". Kepes (in Spanish). 10 (9): 285–296. ISSN 2462-8115.

[1] Goyes Narváez, Julio César (2016). "Exceso de agua y falta de sol: la diosa Bachué de Rómulo Rozo". Trama y fondo: Revista de cultura (41): 17–32. ISSN 1137-4802.

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[3] S, Martha Fernández. "La manta Muisca como objeto de evocación". Kepes (in Spanish). 10 (9): 285–296. ISSN 2462-8115.

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