The armies’ social organization in the battle of Boyacá: a georeferenced reconstruction

Authors

Jorge Mauricio Cardona-Angarita, Centro de Estudios Históricos del Ejército
Daniela Trujillo Hassan, Centro de Estudios Históricos del Ejército
Robert Ojeda Pérez, Universidad de La Salle, Bogota

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.665

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2020

Publication Title

Revista Cientifica General Jose Maria Cordova

Abstract

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.

Volume

18

Issue

32

First Page

945

Last Page

967

ISSN

19006586

Recommended Citation

Cardona-Angarita, Jorge Mauricio; Trujillo Hassan, Daniela; and Ojeda Pérez, Robert, "The armies’ social organization in the battle of Boyacá: a georeferenced reconstruction" (2020). Scopus Unisalle. 51.
https://ciencia.lasalle.edu.co/scopus_unisalle/51

Identifier

SCOPUS_ID:85097471329