The area of Tibiritá was populated by the Muisca before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca in the 1530s. The village was ruled by the zaque of Hunza, present day capital of Boyacá Tunja.
Tibiritá's early history involved the presence of the Muisca people prior to the Spanish conquest in the 1530s. The local village was under the leadership of the zaque of Hunza, who later became the capital of Boyacá Tunja.