Anolaima was discovered by
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada in 1,538 Gonzalo
Jiménez de Quesada. The "Anolaymas" were the Indian native of the
Panche Tribe. They were one of the first tribes found by the Spaniards that
were descending from the region of Zipacón and Bogotá savanna, during the
expedition commanded by the conqueror Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada who was
defeated in 1,538 during the Battle of Tocarema