▁of ▁that ▁city , ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Her edia , ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 5 3 7 , ▁after ▁fighting ▁batt les ▁against ▁the ▁Kim bay ▁tribe ▁and ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Ch ie ft ain ▁M om po j . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁independence ▁period , ▁" S anta ▁Cruz ▁de " ▁pract ically ▁disapp ears ▁and ▁enters ▁to ▁denomin ate ▁" M om po x " ▁in ▁the ▁documents ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Cart ag ena ▁de ▁Ind ias ▁dated ▁November ▁ 3 ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁" M om po x " ▁or ▁" M om pos " ▁in ▁all ▁official ▁and ▁not arial ▁acts , ▁both ▁mean ings ▁being ▁valid ▁given ▁the ▁language ▁evolution . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁M om po x ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁great ▁Ca ci que ▁" M om po j " ▁( ident ification ▁in ▁Mal ib u ▁language ), ▁whose ▁tribe ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁today ▁the ▁city ▁exists ▁and ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Mal ib u ▁Indians ▁civil ization . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁con quest , ▁the ▁Ca ci que ▁already ▁ruled ▁about ▁fifty ▁small ▁tribes , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁Gü it ac as , ▁Ch illo as , ▁Ch im í es , ▁Ch ic agu as , ▁J agu as , ▁Mal ib ues , ▁K ates , ▁Kim bay es , ▁Men ch ique jos , ▁and ▁Tal ah igu as .