Memória e Monumento. O local histórico da Batalha de Boyacá

Abstract

The establishment of the national memory starts from the place of the events, for this reason the Boyacá Field is the scene of the collective memory, where the ideology of the nation is built The objective is to present how the historical narratives are established through the monument as part of national history, legitimizing the representation of official policies on national memory through monumental representations. The period under study is 1819 to 2019. It raises a discussion about the symbolic aspects that have allowed the prevalence of this historical complex over time, perpetuating these narratives as cultural representations. The proposal is based on the historical perspective and its cultural significance through stages associated with the construction of monuments and how it makes visible the construction of the hero. As a conclusion, a debate is raised about the construction of an official celebratory system with a discourse that is presented through the archetypes of memory in monuments that respond to the ordering of official history with a place of memory that recognizes the importance of collective memory.