Saboyá

Saboyá

Saboyá

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia

Saboyá is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá.[1]

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Etymology

Saboyá in Chibcha means "Taste for the mantles".[2]

History

Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on the central highlands of the Colombian Andes, Saboyá was ruled by a cacique with the same name.

The first encomendero of Saboyá was Pedro de Galeano, brother of Martín Galeano and soldier in the army of Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Modern Saboyá was founded on October 4, 1556.[1]

Simón Bolívar visited Saboyá on three occasions: January 2, 1821, September 6, 1827 and June 9, 1828.[1]

Economy

Main economical activities in Saboyá are agriculture and livestock farming. Among the agricultural products potatoes, maize and the fruits curuba, blackberries, tree tomatoes and strawberries are cultivated.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    (in Spanish) Official website Saboyá
  2. [2]
    (in Spanish) Etymology Saboyá - Excelsio.net
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