El Bogotazo: Reescritura de la Memoria

Abstract

This article reflects upon the findings of the research titled El Bogotazo como reescritura discontinua de la memoria [El Bogotazo as a discontinuous rewriting of memory]. This work involves an archival exploration of documents related to the events of April 9, 1948, in Bogotá, with the main purpose of fictionally reconstructing the memory of some victims of El Bogotazo. This reconstruction, following the method suggested by Michel Foucault in The archaeology of knowledge, relies on the interpretation of an approximate list of registered deceased, providing a concrete context that enables the reconstruction of individual stories in the narrative fabric. The critical perspective of Santiago Castro-Gómez, renowned for his genealogical analysis of power relations and discourses in Latin America, is crucial in understanding how these relations are articulated in the construction of historical memory. Furthermore, elements of Gabriel García Márquez’s work titled Vivir para contarla are incorporated into the reflection on the victims, enriching the fictional recreation process and expanding the possibilities of understanding and representing El Bogotazo.