Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama)
Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Lower Central America (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 500 BCE to 1570 CE, a span of 2,069 years. Its people spoke Chibchan languages (Muisca, Tairona, Kuna).
Ranked societies of the Caribbean slope and highlands, led by chiefs who wore cast gold and tumbaga pendants. The Spanish conquered most of them between 1510 and the 1570s.
See Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 500 BCE to 1570 CE
- Duration
- 2,069 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Lower Central America, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Chibchan
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Monte Albán founded
- Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes
- Pyramid of the Sun completed
- Teotihuacan intervenes at Tikal
- Tikal defeats Calakmul
- Classic Maya collapse
- Tenochtitlan founded
- Triple Alliance formed
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Teotihuacan
- New Spain
- Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance)
- Zapotec state (Monte Albán)
- Tikal (Mutal)
- El Mirador
- Mixtec kingdoms
- Kaan kingdom (Calakmul)
- Chichen Itza
- Spanish Cuba
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Moche (Mochica)
Questions
When did Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama) exist?
c. 500 BCE to 1570 CE, about 2,069 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama)?
Lower Central America, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.
What language did Chibchan chiefdoms (Costa Rica and Panama) speak?
Chibchan. This family includes Muisca, Tairona, Kuna.