Bolívar in
Chocontá

Before the Republic of Colombia was established, independence was forged step by step along the royal roads of New Granada. “Bolívar in Chocontá” pays tribute to the historical bond between the Liberator and the regions that supported his campaign. This oil painting depicts Simón Bolívar not in the heat of battle, but in the solemn pause of a strategist surveying the territory. In the background, through the window, the Andean landscape of Chocontá becomes the silent protagonist of the work, reminding us that the town was a key enclave on the communication and supply routes of the liberating army. This piece invites the viewer to rediscover national history from a local perspective, transforming the space into a place of remembrance where the hero’s legacy merges with the identity and pride of our own land.

“History is not written only on the great battlefields; it is built upon the towns that bore the burden and the spirit of freedom.”