Sotaquirá was founded in 1582, is a
prehistoric village, like sixty-six villages of the fifteen provinces of the
Department of Boyacá. Initially it was a county of origin chibcha, which had no
foundation diligence. In the sixteenth century it was set up as an Indian
village or reductions, by joining the Repartimientos of Ocusa, Timiza and
Soconsuca. The Indians gave him Sotairaes government justice. Corresponding to
the Augustinian Fray Arturo Cabeza de Vaca in 1582, his first being
doctrinaire, who built a chapel, creating the village which over time would
become Vice-parish, becoming parish in
