Country Colombia Founded 4 October 1556 Elevation 2,600 m Population 12,372 (2015) Province Western Boyacá Province | Department Boyacá Department Website Official website Area 246.9 km² Local time Monday 9:03 AM | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 14°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Saboyá is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá.
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Etymology
Saboyá in Chibcha means "Taste for the mantles".
History
Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on the central highlands of the Colombian Andes, Saboyá was ruled by a cacique with the same name.
The first encomendero of Saboyá was Pedro de Galeano, brother of Martín Galeano and soldier in the army of Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Modern Saboyá was founded on October 4, 1556.
Simón Bolívar visited Saboyá on three occasions: January 2, 1821, September 6, 1827 and June 9, 1828.
Economy
Main economical activities in Saboyá are agriculture and livestock farming. Among the agricultural products potatoes, maize and the fruits curuba, blackberries, tree tomatoes and strawberries are cultivated.