page_title: Battle of Pasca
section_title: Battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Pasca / Battle
caption_attribution_description: English: Sculpture of a native american man standing. At the entrance of Fusagasugá, Colombia. Probably of the sutagao ancestry.
context_page_description: The Battle of Pasca was fought between the southern Muisca Confederation, led by their zipa, Saguamanchica, and an alliance between the Panche and the Sutagao, led by the Cacique of Fusagasugá. The battle took place c. 1470 in the vicinity of Pasca, in modern-day Cundinamarca, Colombia, and resulted in a victory for Saguamanchica.
context_section_description: Shortly after taking power in 1470 Saguamanchica decided to attempt to conquer the Sutagao. He sent an advance force to reconnoiter the area and followed from Bacatá with an army of around 30,000 guecha warriors. The Sutagao hid in the hills around the Pasca River, together with a number of their Panche allies, but Saguamanchica brought them to battle. After a struggle lasting 12 hours the Muisca captured Uzatama, an important cacique (leader) of the Sutagao, causing the Sutagao and Panche to rout.
  The Cacique of Tibacuy then negotiated the submission of the Sutagao to Saguamanchica.
caption: Sutagao warrior in Fusagasugá
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