Miguel Triana

Miguel Triana Ruiz de Cote (26 November 1859 – 29 April 1931) was a Colombian engineer and Muisca scholar. He is best known for his 1922 publication ''La Civilización Chibcha''; "The Muisca civilisation". Triana wrote a number of books about the Muisca and their culture. Miguel Triana especially contributed to the knowledge of the religion, society and the creation of rock art throughout the Muisca Confederation. Triana was the first Colombian investigator relating the Muisca culture with the pictographs. He described hundreds of rock paintings and carvings in his book ''El jeroglífico Chibcha''. Provided by Wikipedia