Abstract

CARDONA-ANGARITA, Jorge Mauricio; TRUJILLO HASSAN, Daniela  and  OJEDA PEREZ, Robert. The armies' social organization in the battle of Boyacá: a georeferenced reconstruction. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2020, vol.18, n.32, pp.944-967.  Epub Oct 01, 2020. ISSN 1900-6586.  https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.665.

The areas near the Teatinos River in Tunja (Colombia) are a national heritage, given that the Battle of Boyacá occurred there, a battle that lead to the victory of the liberating campaign. The archeology of the war suggests that the battlefield may contain traces of the unknown stories of those who fought on August 7th, 1819. This article georeferenced these events to grid-reference the areas where this material culture could remain buried. Based on a theoretical framework of military strategy and tactics and social organization, the primary sources and the military symbols were studied to determine the combatants' distribution in the field, identifying the spaces where the vestiges could be found.

Keywords : archeology; Colombia; georeferencing; liberation campaign; military tactics; social organization.

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