Guanes
Encyclopedia
The Guanes were a South America
n people that lived mainly in the area of Santander
and north of Boyacá
, both modern departments of Colombia
. They were farmers cultivating cotton, pineapple and other crops, and skilled artisans working in cotton textiles.
The Guanes made their own weapons, including arrows and spears. They interchanged plants for the stewpot with the Chitareros on the east and the Chibchas from southern Colombia.
In 1586 there were still some Guanes left but there were no further references found after that date; nevertheless, the local archives indicated that they did not disappear completely. They mixed heavily with the Spanish colonizers, as the Guanes were said to have European traits and very light skin.
The Guanes spoke a Chibchan
language.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n people that lived mainly in the area of Santander
Santander Department
Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...
and north of Boyacá
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
, both modern departments of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. They were farmers cultivating cotton, pineapple and other crops, and skilled artisans working in cotton textiles.
The Guanes made their own weapons, including arrows and spears. They interchanged plants for the stewpot with the Chitareros on the east and the Chibchas from southern Colombia.
In 1586 there were still some Guanes left but there were no further references found after that date; nevertheless, the local archives indicated that they did not disappear completely. They mixed heavily with the Spanish colonizers, as the Guanes were said to have European traits and very light skin.
The Guanes spoke a Chibchan
Chibchan languages
The Chibchan languages make up a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama...
language.