Nocaima was founded on June 8, 1605 by ALONSO VASQUEZ DE CISNEROS and populated by DIEGO DE HERRERA BUSTOS, both Spaniards, in their zeal to indoctrinate Nocaimas Indians, who lived in a place known for tongue panche the name UCALATATAUITI in PEDRO PAYANDA cacique lands, for which they were sent from 1601 to doctrinero DIEGO RUIZ BROWN. At that time, Nocaima was divided into parcels as follows: 

The Francisca Arias de Monroy with his chief Christopher Cumbi; Juan de Melo with his cacique Juan Luis Gutiérrez Caneme and their caciques Diego Diego Lumbiche and Pichu.

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