Between lights and shadows: the commemoration of the centenary of the independence of Cartagena, modernization and city imaginary

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https://doi.org/10.14482/memor.14.091.1

Abstract

This article discusses the modernization process facing the city of Cartagena and the imaginaries of city shown in the context of the celebration of the independence’s centennial on November 11, 1911. Also, it is exposed how the modernization process -led by the elites of the city- has favored the aesthetic and monumental aspects over other aspects of material development which were of vital importance to meet the basic needs that had the majority of the population of Cartagena and the way this fact led many social sectors to reject this imaginary on the development of the city.

Author Biographies

  • Lorena Guerrero Palencia, University of Cartagena
    Investigadora Instituto Internacional de Estudios del Caribe, de la Universidad de Cartagena, historiadora de esta misma universidad y miembro del grupo de investigación sociedad, cultura y política en el Caribe colombiano, (Categoría A1 Colciencias)
  • Raúl Roman Romero, University of Cartagena
    Profesor de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Caribe, con estudios de doctorado en historia de América, magíster en estudios del Caribe e historiador de la Universidad de Cartagena, líder grupo de investigación Nación, región, economía y poder en el caribe y América Latina (Categoría A Colciencias)

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Published

2022-11-29

Issue

No. 14 (2011)

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Research Articles – Open Topic

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