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- Title
La Época. Reportajes de una historia vetada (2022) Eine Wandzeitung für La Colonia.
- Authors
Harrasser, Karin
- Abstract
The wall newspaper "La Época" documents the War of Villarrica (1954-1957) and is part of the Colombian Truth Commission. The project combines historical research with reports from survivors and witnesses, aiming to include the war in Colombian historiography. The wall newspaper was hung in the village of La Colonia near Villarrica and serves as a place of remembrance. The project team consists of researchers, photographers, and journalists, working in collaboration with the Truth Commission. The history of southern Tolima and the Sumapaz area in Colombia is marked by conflicts and violence. The cultivation of coffee in the region in 1869 led to the emergence of large plantations on indigenous land. In the following years, indigenous areas were conquered by large landowners, leading to violent confrontations. The founding of the Agrícola del Sumapaz colony in 1929 and the formation of the Liga Campesina led to a rise in the peasant movement. In the 1950s, armed conflict broke out in the region, resulting in the destruction of the Agrícola del Sumapaz colony and the displacement of the population. The history of the region is closely linked to the rise of communism and the Cold War. The article describes the events surrounding the Guerra de Villarrica in Colombia from 1955 to 1964. It is mentioned that the negotiations to end the conflict failed in 1955, leading to its continuation. It is also mentioned that the guerrilla fighters of Villarrica marched in columns to remote areas in 1955 and 1957, joining forces with veterans of the communist guerrilla from the south of Tolima. In 1964, the armed forces launched a military offensive to combat the agrarian movement in Marquetalia, leading to the founding of the FARC guerrilla. The article describes the events during the Guerra de Villarrica in Colombia in 1954. The guerrilla fighters of Alto Sumapaz, led by Juan de la Cruz Varela, offered their disarmament in exchange for peace and certain conditions, while the communist commanders in the south of Tolima demanded disarmament without surrendering their weapons. The article also mentions the violent suppression of opposition by the military regime of Rojas Pinilla, including the massacre of students in Bogotá in 1954. The Guerra de Villarrica led to displacements and a deterioration of the economic situation in the region.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; MILITARY government; MILITARY offensives; TRUTH commissions; ARMED Forces; COFFEE growing; MASSACRES; HISTORY of communism; HISTORIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaft, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
2197-9103
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14361/zfk-2022-170108