Aproximación a la memoria histórica del conflicto armado interno colombiano desde la crónica en Alberto Salcedo Ramos.

Abstract

The following reflection article shows how, from the literature –namely the chronicle genre- the chronicler Alberto Salcedo Ramos portrays the suffering caused to the civil and vulnerable population by the actors of the Colombian Internal Armed Conflict and how this brings us closer to our historical memory. A structured analysis and reflection exercise was carried out on three of his chronicles oriented by categories such as: armed conflict, historical memory and chronicle, based on the qualitative research approach and the application of the hermeneutical research method, using the documentary analysis technique called Specialized Analytical Summary. This article answers the question: is it possible to have an approach to the historical memory of the Colombian internal armed conflict, through the chronicle literary genre, in three texts by the writer Alberto Salcedo Ramos? By contrasting and triangulating the categories with the question that governs this reflection article in Salcedo Ramos’ chronicles plus the texts and contexts mentioned, it is inferred that this literary genre can promote the approach to events related to the armed conflict through the description of the facts and the recovery of the historical, individual or collective memory. In addition, it can be said that there is transversality, unveiling of the truth and the possibility of reconstruction, not only of historical memory, but also of the capacity to understand the hidden truths that fueled the Colombian armed conflict.