Bogomilian
a Slavonic Christian sect, founded in the 12th century by a monk called Basil. He believed that the human body was created not by God, but by a demon whom God had cast from Heaven. Basil was buried alive at Constantinople under the Emperor Alexius Comnenus.
BOGOTÁ, under Spanish rule Santa Fé de Bogotá, in South America, the federal capital of the United States of Colombia. It is situated within the limits of the province of Cundinamarca, on a tableland which, at an elevation of 8,694 feet above the sea, separates the basin of the Magdalena from that of the Orinoco. The tableland has an area of about 400 square miles, and is bounded on all sides by mountains. This extensive plain is very fertile and rich in pasture as in grain. Bogotá is 65 miles from its port, Honda, the head of navigation on the Magdalena. The modern city is well laid out, and has several handsome parks. There are theaters, the National university, a magnificent cathedral, a large and well-equipped library and museum, and other public buildings. The city ranks among the foremost in South America for culture and education. The school system is excellent, and there are about 15,000 pupils in public and private schools. The manufactures of the place include soap, leather, cloth, and articles made from the precious metals. Bogotá was founded in 1538, and in 1598 became the capital of the Spanish Vice-Royalty of New Granada; since 1554 it has been the seat of an archbishop. There is rail connection with other important cities. Pop. (1917) 139,287. The river Bogotá, otherwise called the Funcha, is the BOHEMIA single outlet of the waters of the tableland, which, both from geological features and from aboriginal traditions, appears to have once been a land-locked basin. At the cataract of Tequendama the waters plunge over a precipice 700 feet high, their force having hollowed out a well 130 feet deep in the rock below. Some miles from the fall stands the natural bridge of Icononzo, and the plateau also contains a lake, Guatavita.