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JOSE T. rflundidns d(' qne a.-i ]>l'l'Hta1')'\'1C10 It lluestra empre. a
<.Jut', (lllC, (-'::; not rio, t'x.igp grand(\R g(\"to~.
CULOlJJBlA 1 L IT /:j T 11 A 1) A .
lllADA pOl' lall llIiSlIlll t('uC\('IIC'iI1S )
lI)ucla(la pur Illayo\'(',' (·1 ('Illen til ' 'lUI'
nl mWl'r, l'ontinlla IllHI,tra p1l111i·
('a cillll , pl'O('\ln111110 ,i('lllpre ('Ulliplir
rOll los p)'opl).itCIS (Jllllllciatlos ('\I .1\
p),o~(lt'd() ) (Ia I' a It) pi i Ind :t la. n ..
pirlH'ion('s d(,1 IHltriuti:mlO 11cutro (kl
(,Iii tito III olt1 (. flnc Ie tiC'l1(' lllltrcil!1o SIl prorr)'alllH.
Totlas 11\ ('mprCt;fl p('riolli tiens (1(' I1tll·~tro pai', attn
'1C}1l<,lla' I\. lJuc 10 l1iil" dc ('xistpIII'in hall 1101110 la ,11tr('O'
la (lc (', taltilillall ~' (Ie ('011 tan 'in 0 qnc pOl' 10' illtl'J'(' '
(" inllll'clif\tU ' 1\ qlle -in('n en (,I (lIa Cllclitall CUll llll
mem,o y proximo · r('rlll'sos; tOlln (,lin. d('citnos, han
trop('zn<1o) trop<'zanl.ll pOl' algllll til'IIl)Hl ('011 illc\ itahl('s
iltcutn (,llient('s ('\1 10 ),(·lntil ° it 1:\ pUlltnal IIpnri('iull, )
("0 {llu>sar t1~ C(nestlunica Inclln ('11 Iu lllatt'rial ('S In Ik
la impr Ilta (Itll' (liello nil. (](. )1,180, Ita alcall7.adu .' a tt(l ·
tablc dp'l1lTollo ('ntn' llosotros, I'slwrialll«'lltf' ('n III nl]
Iita!.
Xu C" todada la Il'ctur:\ pan Ijlll' 1;(' 11b)J1lt('l\ tp/las
IllS da:('s tl(' l1u("tra) orit'diltl. Ell III IW1)'or partl' rl('
I() tallN('~~ {'II la ('a.lIs 11(> los ('anl(l08,('Clle 'tra(lo. pOl'
III gE'll('rnl ,1(, In. ' -lila l'ivilir.a/li1 (,~ tllla gran rar<'7.I1, I'n. i
tliriamos nil ('xtmonlillario f('n61l1I'1l0, ('I ('Il(,Olltrar 1111 Ii·
hro) 1lI\t '110 menos I1ll lH'rio(lil·ll. TJa hora tl('~ti\u1I1:\s HI
(1<.' can ' 0 nv s' ('lnplC'nn pOI' 1111C'l)tro ' Illllllt'stO!\ oltre'ro ~
('am 11(' ino clIlIHar all'oJ'a7.01l 1l1l<" l\~ ,\ slliudahl,'s ('n 'p. I
fianzlls It I c('rC'ilro hri 11(\11 tes .y )l('rfl'cl'ionatl'mls ) llCClI. EI
til'll1po Y lit paz, ((llC' Otl los g<'lll'l'IHlorNl ,It'1 lll'ogl'l'so,
tl'aerlin rOll la l'srlH'IIIt; 1,1 J'('lI\c(li" I' ('sa (lult'l)eia '\I. I
cial ~' (>gllm1l1Cllt(' 110 lUll) tllnh' \ ('\'l'UIOS "'1U1 tallllli!-Il,
('OUIU (~II otm. lIaciolll's, I' las fllillilills ol,,'('I'a: n'lInil1a~
('11 toruo clf> la hllllurc para ('s('uellar la I('dura (JIlC han
(·I.i(·f· ll(' III flllllilia, .\ (~ Ins oric-iail' de tollo' los ta
Ill'n'!) ga 'talll1o part!' de ~ll corto salal'io para l'(lllIllrar
'in falta <:'1 (liario Ill, la llIailana, ElltOlH'('S 11\ pr('usII
(Joddl ("tal' at nlcHI1('(' lit- todos, PIIU; ('I aUU)('lIto d(' pt'.
lli(lo Ilanl tnl re'\'{o' th' hi (jll(' pn;a ('l) otro ' ('aHI~) blljnr
(lor la l'Olll]l<'t('11Cia (,I 1lr(·tio dl' IllS )l(Ijlls illl\II'l'l.'llll, IllS
ru!\l~s Ii ' 11 '('7, ('('l1tal'llll ('OJ) 1111 llpO'yO qlll' h'~ nsc'glll'c
la \'t(ll1.
Y . i los pC'I'iiitlicol'l qlll' 110 ti('IH'U ::.illo Ic\'('s llifil'lllta·
(l('s, 1\1\(' 110 11(>('(', itau (11' IIIl 1Illlt('rial litt'rnrio nlln ('s·
'ogido 111 th' :rrnll cOIT(,(,l'if,n ('11 In fIll1l1l\, 110 Pl;('1\ 'n
' ('1' rignro HIII('lll{' c>xa(·toB - f1u(. pudni ,lH'(·tkr ('Ol) llllll
puhli('adoll CClIIIO In Iluc:.;trn: :.;('gulIlla pol' 01'11('1\ ('WHO
logieo )' (Ill iell htl~, d(' ~ll (').,11 cic ('J) 1·ll,a r' ? Lo:.; i IICOI\·
,cllientN~ (IU(' t{'IH'1I10 III'l'('Ritlatl 11(' '('IH'(,\' dill gran(]('",
eRp('ciallll('lIt(~ ('11 ('UHlltO fW n'fi,'J'(' {I In JlIIrl(' 1l1't1.,tirn,
JlH 'S 11'1(', l;i('11110 poco 1011 j6\ ('Il('S ((1H' gnH'inli :II lIlil'
logl'llllo S('ilOr n. Allll'rto '1'111111(·ta) III Sl'lllIr D. Anto·
nio Hotlrfgltl':l, l'nllol'l'U (,I I\l't(~ de "mbar)' !w ncupan .. n
el, 1I0 (llwllc si('lnprc ('olltHrsc para 1'1 Ilia fijatlo ('00 las
plHlH'hns ill(lispc'lIsalllc's, En III sl'('('iun litt'rnria Ius ('stll/
lio" )lor In uatllrlllf'Zlt Ill'l pNiollieo, 1;011 el(' Ira, tt·IJ·
tl('oela historic-a pn m l'l porrt'lli 1': no 11llt'11('n ,cr la 1 liZ
Pllhlil'It, ill l'('nnitir qnc SII' auton's 10 lilll('ll) ('I»"l\la·
tWO, ) ~itl pro('ttrnr IJlH' hayu (,1 IIWllor nilllu'w posihl,·
(1(' ('ITOrl'" ti jlng I'{ifl ('0 ..
Esta:.; jttstas rHzonc" IIHilla )lor (](':grHC"ia n gran
('alalllicla(h'~ <1(' flllllilia (Jill' han nfl.'(·tnl10 Il In Dil'('('<"i611,
hall dado Ingar (L III(lll)('lItl'II('(I ('('Iips(' ('II 11l1f'stra hoj",
'I Ill' bit'll ('UIlIP\'('IHIt'ntll 1111(' 'troN h,('ton" II1'ill.t1'It C!II
lI(klalllt· ('11 ('lIallto II :';\1:; ('olll(lrOlllis(Js ('Oil (', a Iliz 1111("
I II que prc'sta si('11lpr" la r;Ipilla -' ya jlllslil\a s0l\1111'll,
POI' ('.tas ('OIUl1llltts, (If" tilHI(la III .l-ni('io (11' las glu
rias (lntria - ('U (,I tC'l'I'l'110 Ill~ Iv '('rtlllllcro -' d(' 1(1 jllt;t(l,
halt (1('slil:lt1o yn, ilulIliulltia' pOI' l'l trnlll(llilo J'('splal1(lCll
Ilc la histul'ia ) an ('uut('ntos ('011 la \I\I'i('dlld y s<'riNlnt1 lllll' 111\ lugra ·
(10 II1f\llt(·\\(,1' CULO'mlA J Ll.'K'l'RADA.
8i ('II (·1 pasall0 aiio til rillllls till(' IllltH'utar rUlle tas
(l<'sgral'ias parl'illles, 1(lH' son cn tot\()S los tiempus In
dote I1l'l hllmHllo Iinllj(', ('II r:llubio los CoIOIllUia(lll. he·
Ill')!! <1 i~frtl tado :1111 pliallH'1t It, til, I biNI gCI! ('1'1\ I (}(, 11\ pl\z.
cuyos fl'('tll1l10s )'('sultal1oA t;(' I'I\IJll\n <'11 Iv!! ('xtl'('IlH'cillIit>
uto:.; 11(' ,illa IJUC' IIl1ilUao III ('(Il1If'l'ci!l. Ii la ngricul·
tura, I( 1:\ :nt(·s y ii 11\ iut}tI 't\'in .• :otnhlt'N IIwjOrllS ilia·
tc'rin II'~ h('lllllS a(cUtlZatlll, con 1118 cuaks IIi jo;(' ~tllllLlIl\
hlll't' )I/)C08 nfios, y I'shto ('lIlp('ZatlIlS otm ,
Ho.' 10 NigllOS del ti('ltlIW lLlIunl'illll (,I porn'nir ron
f('Iil'('s I\U~UriON. Al 1\11111/\1'0 (h') bieDI'stlll' gClwml, II lie
1108 p('l'llIitirll. '(a tip,..-a Iii III! twlu, I." joV{-UI' 't'1f) IJllsl':lU hI
gloria ,i 'i'l'!i"l'a III l1otori(·llall. CIII1.II'\O 1'1 11111'(1)1' HAN '
'~I(~l'J'~N '("110; III ~\(';HlCl\tia. CvlOlllUiall:-!; In, cIluI'adll1l r:sl:olar
I1Il1 Htm Pllb)icil de In ('e tilllurioll ) Ill'l afcdo '1\1(1 pl'ofc.-{. I <'I'll ~lIl'erfil'i;t1 ) lig-r'l'a' y totio ('{JIl\'illa.ba i\ III illl}lro\' j.
1\1 illl tru difllIItil ; llfcl.'to., (' ·tim:\rion (JlIC ml<'ic'roll ('1\ s;l('iull h'lJl 'rarill. gil Sl'llll'juutCl atlll!) 'fera, ) on IIIJ1Ieila
cll\l1ll\ CII qlll' tun~ III hllilm Ill' rcdhir II. IccriulJ(' "r ('~"IH'IH, \'('l'ibi(i Sll~ pritllcnll:f illipre 'ione', Il'a.;o Ilod, i·
que so <1(.'''\I'I'oll:lron Y :ll'l't'{'llntaroll CII:lU!lo, Ill" .. tl\nl(', \"n., (,I ')()!'tOl' H.UIPER; Y ('OUlU 1~1 :ie sintif> C ('Oil un:l
IllC to('V compnrtiJ' l'UO l:1 10' mml'E" 11(' In. Itl!'ha politi 'n, (lxllhel'llllri;~ til' \ ida-III\(' Jr. llCI)Ulpa.flO ha, ta 811.' u!tl -
la jll'nnlitlaclC't\ (ll! Hill" 'Illlll'aim y IOIi 'cn'lIo ) upac·i· 111013 (lin -)' ('on Ulll\ ae'li\ iflarl !JIIC 110 C'onIlCtltll\ !flllites
hh'~ /lOCI'S 0011 'I'H' brin!la cl cnlti\'o 11C' h\1l It'tra ,fJne fl estn.·('hll' ) prccko, ("Ii!) t\('lHle c'l principio aua.-carlo
llllltl 'ou todo (·1 (lutu in 1110 -' anlur que pClllil\ l'n l'uHnto to,lo y trntarlo to(lll . .:sin 'uu ('xplora(\or 1I1(t. aurIn 1(lIC
('auti\'u\ln 1I ('OrR%On. rjl ('II (ti campo 11(, las letra patria" Y COlllf) tenia 'on ,
AC<'l'tallo cl cOlllproll1i~o, auvert{ al PlIoto (1'1(1 [ll\l'a cicl1cia 11<' In rolmstl'z (1(' ·us fu'r7.ll I no huho taren (I'H'
IIcol\\'lo 110 lin ta\m 10 tmi,'!) rI(' {{\If' .\0 dispoofa: cariflO I arJ'edm ", lli 01, t;'i.cllio 'IIW re)lllta e inH!ut:ihlc. ,'II
inh'Il,(} pOI' la 1ll1'lIloria. ,11'1 l\llIigo lllllcrto. '"ilia tan actidllad no ('ra. hl 11(' 1l'll1ello. traltnjarllll'l' p.u·.if'nt(',· a
JI('na ~' tan agita.da ('01110 III d I ,Iocto)' SA)IP}';n, y lauor {> ·tiIo g(>\'lIlIlnico, 1(11£' pCI' 'i"III'1\ tl'l1<\WIC'Utu l11H1. .ola
Iitcl'uria tall \'a'til y \'ariatllL ('0100 It\ SU) 1\, IIp\11111111al1, Ilwta, sin mira!' atnl' lli ,\ Iv", lallos,. iuo In tIP eiertos
pam SPI' jllzgilllas ('on nci<'rto, tlotc crfticas d(' '1\1(' (,Il e~piritn' inttnit'to'} tl'/\\ iesos, (llu' 11rI l! i\\'iel1cll ('un In.
absoluto Cill'(,Zl'O,. lIlla < C 1'(>11 a illlpHI'l'ialidnd cle 'IU(' -10 ociosicill(l, pero (Jl\(~ tampu!'1l trahajall pOI' otm ,'o:a. fllI(I
digo con fl'l\llllueZI\-no Ill<' sil'nto pos(>ldo tl'atllntlo I' pOl' In \l('(·t'si<1all t11' (lilMar (' ,\ Ill' dar pall1l1o al fllPfTO
de pt.'I"Olli\ en qui('n solo (JlIi 'i('I',\ hl\lIal' Illoth'o' (lc en- intl.'fior.
('art'~ido IIcolllin, \rQ~otro' conotpl,' 11111 \ hit'll ul am·S'vu Iitt:r:lrio rlol
POI' fortuna pam III I, (~onozco 'lH'stn.l' ,pntitllil'ntos dodor "\.'IPER, y, cIt' :'cg"un" 0.' IIHhr'is '('lIthlo mas
cn eta oca .. i()T1, fLlI(' on PI'CdSllll1(1utc Ins III 10 ',) '01]11(, cit' una H'l 1111111illil.f1v. aut(' ht j)l'Odigio'il. \ aric(lau lit,
('stl\iS congrcgatlos I\tln! ntl tanto ('on Cl\n\ tel' de aCl\ll(-· 10' a unto' qll(' {Ol tratil. PI'rio,1i.'I." infiltigahl' d (l~
mieo • cuanto 1:111\)0 !lilt·(,tos amigos del !loeto\' 'A1IPER, 1ll1l'y .iO\ (>0 "ehC'llI(,l1te y apa iunallo n 01 at,1I1uI' y 'n
D(· · ... ai. 'ItH' .. e 0$ hahl(' 11e rl a let Illanem '1I1<' los miclIl- la 11 ,fen '1\, tll\ 0 1:1 ram 'lla1i,lad tle 110 tlC'jal' pCllctral'
hros d(~ lIun familia gnstan U(I tlt'pal'til' :l.C'Cn'A (1<·1 hijo 6 en (,1 ('ol'azon (,I to.igo (lei I)(lio, (IIIC (lstcrilizit) 'l'ca,
(.1 hel'lll:lllo all~lC'lIt(·. Innece 'jwio son, pOl' 10 lIIi'IllO POI' (':,0 ~l. la pal'lJuc ~o ·tenf,~ ('n (·1 tliario 1'01':1Uiras (Ir'
pal'll \'0 otro" ditto hiogrMlcos I'JIW 'ohmdo ('onoc(.i:l; ) ol'llioario anlicnte t 'ilia til'tllptt ) liet' uida" Ill' (:.'p[ri·
hllclga la razool\t1ora critica (londe s610 enC'lwntrall 1'00 tu,) I'l'e, ('ura UP l'utilnl('l1to' pam 'ulti"ar 11\ poe!a,
la, 1l1anife ·tal'iOllNI tIel cariflo. pam c·s(·I·ibir tlrall\i1.~, l:oll)cl1ia~, nll\'clil~, I' ·tl)l.Ol}(, • ."
D, JOSB MARiA. S.DIPER cs, it 11Ii \ ' ('1' I.t 111:'8 nca· malL'llnt's cnntlros (11' Ct}stUltlUl' ''', olmls (1i,Ucti ·n.' til'
hnda y "iva Jlcr~ollificacion de la renlCita "Wit dClllocn\· largo nljento, bio·rrafia )' buCNo.' Ilc pOl"onaj!" nota -
tica que n ucstl'll plltria lin "i vido c.1f'sde qU(l s· eOl1$ti tuyv ule', di 'crtlwion(' ('iell tifka , yiaje", trabajo ' de l'l'itica
en uat'it)1l inde})cmlicnte, Luella lJra\'i~ y teollz (\(' i,lcas y de hi toria, ,t '., Hc. Y ('.'tl'1110. tambicll l'U (I'IC' l·1
Y <10 tloctrinn rnclicaltn(lnte cootrapu(l~ta'; acciollc y (\ol'tor'A')IPER micntra' tOllo (', 0 Illl.cill trahnjaba I'll ,
renC('illlleS riolclltas; rc\'oluciO\1C's :ll'lIlatla ,"penn pOI' (lanwntc, yn ('11 01 cOlllcrcio, ,\'1\ cn (~l deSf'Ullwfill de la·
urcn's tl'('guR' intcrl'lllupitla'; exagcmci6u de todo 10 hudo 0, dc·tino puhlico" -' It> . oIJraha tOllin fa tit'lJlpo
ideal('s ~- de totlos los principios; cll iu'aciaulc tlc pro· para ic('r mu('bo para, l\lantent'!' Hila al'th hilll.l ('oITf"
gre 0, ano'llte ill plan oi sistema., tl~ baciendose hoy it) ponl1eucia {'pi 'tolar pllra a 'i~til it juntll~ politin' . .'" leI',
cltle ayer st' ('oIlstnl) 6; loco lI.ohclo de innoY:H'iolH') tulia' litC'raria , para ('ulti nll' con 'slllero 1:'11,' I II III H:1'IJ:-(\ ,
cambio : totlo eso, yi d ticado pOl' unll. sa yilt gencol'O a ) relacione. ociall' , para. tOl\l1\ I' ]lart(' ('lI torla ohra de i u·
fnerte, 1m cOllstituirlo HUC tro modo de S(>1' polftico." St)· tc)'(~ Pllhlico, pal'a \'iajal', para tliYcrtil'sl' ('on ('\ r'hril
ciaJ en 10' aflos que de ('xi tcncia alltonomica cootalllo. eotn ianw t1 nn 11107.0 11c ,' pjut(' aflos, pill'll 1)11 ~ :~ ,"0
En medio tIe tan feul;l a fTitaci6n, no cs (', trnflO (11tC 10 que llla '.
bOlllures lIamatlo. a 1<1 vida ptllllica hllyall tcniuo 11'1e .\quf, 110))11(' Ja P(·J't'7.iI 110: atlll\'ll\ 'l'e ue lInlilllnill l'O
desempeiull' en ella tIi rel'sidad .le papclt' , ('jel'ci tar 'e ell \,Il1.tldo 'I\{'fio, Ull ti po l'OlllO ('\ dt'l doctor .' .DIlum llcbt·
wllos los campos de In a ,ti\'itl,vl humnua., en, ayal"(· (. ('I' objcto tle alll1liral'iuu., ]) 1111 HI melWS "(lcdro:;
impl'O\'isar c en la p()liti(~I\, ell la atlmini traciun "11 h" ' qUE' 1.'1 ,tu(lio que hnda d " 811 {'antder, . it'll/pre nIl' de·
guerra, on 01 prot'esoraclo, (!U Ill. Illagi tmtul'll; pasar I jllba 'cn'to l'('lllorllillti('ntu, pOl' la ('llll!'i 'llCin Ih'l til'l1lpo
ltru cam('ntt' clc una ocupacion a otm; tlE'f('ndpl'se y ata· mulg-11 ~tatlo.
car, ya con cstns arl\las, yll con IHluclla,; hl\u~r 'cIa Pero cl ,loch,,' ' 'Il'ER 110 ra Olallll'llte lIna fUfll'l.'l
hoy con nn alh'el'Slll'io nntigllo y manana ('{In el aliatlo impul'iva. Di.'tingnial· mro po,Il·j' LlI' n,illlill\doll )
y amigo de 11\ y{ 'pel'll, Tnl es, I'epito, 11\ Ie) d ... las elt' Uti dOll lle salYll.l y Ilexihle Ob~'l'l,\,!lti6 I, 'lUI.' 1(\ p('l'Illitiall
mocracias tllrhulent!l'j Icy (:u),o jll(~xol'al,h' cumplimit'n- I saClLl' pnrti(lo de l'uautu leia ) CU '.
110 es, en una palaum, la jun.,"t1Hl, con Ims Ill'llol'(~1l I! tUlllhl'e:l natiOllal :I, '11 tiU popular comcLlia 11 ~ll('(t1tlt
inco08tnncil\s, sus iocollsccllencia Y HI' 'atilitlatlc:, SU, II Iff tl1Itit/lta ,II do,'! primo, ,; III IIwdt'l'll({,) 11 11 }In.' ,
viei itu(le8 y peligl'os. Pero, dc, pues de totlo, i 'ille \1('1" cio,o lihl'l) lfi.~t(JI'it/ de IU/(( alma, en Itlle 110 'uelltn,
m08a y amaulc y setlnctora C:I si('mpro hl juvcutucl ! ('on ('l\n<1ol' y rilJllclll ,le '(>utimH'llto, gran parte c1
1.1& vitIa del (lo(,tor SAMl'ER file Hfntctli .r J'l,t\t'jo tIc 'U a;.dt;\lla "iua, trazaUul1, COIlIO de paso, ma·ri,trait'
a4IUella viua (le 1/\ Ucpuhlica, (Ine acaho 11, ho, II\wjllr, CLUH1rU:~ dl' itul\t'iulle politicas) ra. "\lito' Ile II)' prin -
Tenia 61 una natural~za ('xpausin~ y gencro a, \Inn I\cti- ('ipales homhrf" Pllh1ic\I~ nm fl'li nl'S e,·tu\o l'n l·on ·
vi(lad \"olcAqicq., un arn a i 10 ' \'('l'(lacl(')'o artistlls,
los maestros: acC'ptndo, 1>('1'0 tal1llJiCIl se ('01l\' CIl(lJ'{t ('i)
quo on epoc:ls tlC' aCTitacion y elt' ludla dc' olcnlntalllls
pn ion('s no son 10 mnestro gra\'o, .' til' ' llnspect()s los
(lllC con<1n cen Ins mnltitu(\es ni 10 qlle de piertan c·1
ntu 'ia 'mo y arinlon lao fe, Estc genC'l'o cl contienclll
gu:ml," mucha sClD('janzn coo las dc Itt "'llcrra YCn1lllkra. .
)' It 1, acaso no Sl'rla. 1\\'cntl.rall0 l1 cgllr:lrlJlI ell uno c1e
tallto Ill' nue tl'O fmtriri(la cOlllbatl', c1fICla III natura·
I U\ d('1 'uclo, 1/\ (lUcn<"iol1 I\C'I ,ohlclllo'y Iv (\('I1('i('n t ('
(1~ 10 ' C'lcll1E-ntos u'lieol! <1(' qtW (liSPOIlCllI0" Uti hlctico
frio y dentine!) como Moltkc ('ria H' ncicl0 pOl' nn jCfCl
COIIIO Pacz, Nncstm polftieit y nuestro 1110<10 de gut'·
l'I'enr 'on propios y cx 'I usi vo , ) ha rla III os IlIILI (,Il {J II e 1'('1'
juzO',tr {\ un publici 'ta cololllhianu cCIll1pa\'(ln(lo10 COil 10
dC' naciolle dejas ,r HilI cidlizacJa '. POI' '\l1I1Ie ,to (1'1(('
'In ollscnncion s610 eria nplicable {~ 10 , to'
j 11 t('I'l': ('ll, 11 ('R\,C'l'ta I' ) n po '1\ I' nlll bi CiOIl('Ii, j ugHI' con c Iins
Iwligro, i. illw jlll'~(), nmntclH'r In cli~4I'iJllinl\ elc' los parti.
1I11!'1, n(Jlil-iJlal'~c' II lOll I1clllltC'l'illlil'llt08, IIlUChRII \'('('(' , Y
11c'jnl'M' 111'\ itl' 1'01' ('1I11)!, utna. ,C'lI Ilparc:oto illcli(('rf'ncia
J t1c.'l'l1illll. Pam tollv ('110 III' lIt'f'('sita, disillJUlo, frill"'I\,1
. pn'd, i(ln II!' ('{III'ulo, JlI'lIfllnt!o ('ollol:il1li('nto tiel com·
dill h IInHII1Il, ,) tlllhn' to 11o, l10tllhll' 1\1IsC'1Il'ia cle allUflllo
'III( lI1/sotl'())! lofo! 11(,1 'nl~o lIe luti 1ll0J'tales II 1\111 R II ((18
/wIIsillilichul. ~Ia(J('jal' I(ls hOlllhrC's COIllO fichns ('11 un
htbll'ro (h, lIj{>III'I'I., xiII Ht'('ctO:t profundos, Hin prcclil('(~do.
l1t')! IIi Illltipntlttl', s~lcrifi('I\IIfI() ItO) al amigo y )C\·l\utl\n·
110 III1Iillllla a I £'11 'm'go, lion (~Oilas 1,,1e no pupclc haec'r
I1Ull1'a hi,,\) Ill'c'has 1\11 hmnbrp Ilel tel1lpera.ment~ d('1
/Iuc,tllr ~ ,\:)1 PNH,
)[ 111'11(1 ITl1'1I0)! I'0dlit SCI' clio I11H' los alllcric/\nos (ld
'Ol't .. lljwllil\nll 11c'spl'(leiativ:lIll('lItH un l'olifitiall, (>s
tI(>eil' 1\111) 1\1' IlIl'll'llo)! IIwngul\c1os (·specnlaclof(·s con 11\
l'\lsa 1'(t1,lic'a, xiII il1c'a, ui principios, flue medl'llIl a 11\
sum bra de tocll,s 10' g()\)icmo J 11'1(' lie vanden a. t()das
la, ('ausas, 1\0 !>irl'liem pOl' RlHhkion de I1ll\n!lo, sino tan
solu 1'1'1' apl'titu (Ie, ()nll'lIaclo (II' rirlllf'Zl\ • EI (loctor
SA )11' J.~ It, (JIll" ('1'11, a tl trs 1!lI(' to(\" lIll 1I0111\)re "0Il 1'I\clo,
I(ml Y p"uclol1ol'oSO y,l un /le:iprollllilllicnto ahsoloto,
IlIimhll 'Oil horror cll1tl'luiem graujena politicl\, 1lI0\'ia.
l'I\doncs \'l'1l i (I('ra 'cr{L Sil faulit uC' exi mio oradOT;
y digo Stl famll, pO)'{IU(' pur M ~n\,('in. ll1uy poco de sos
gl'lllilk IIi 'eursos '0 l'on 'cn'nu, {~c:llllm (}e habcl' lIi<1o
toclo'cllo illlpro, i';lIll1 )1\ en J'('lI11iolle~ populares, ya
ell (,I ('a lor ll{' IllS delta It's parhllllClltllrio', cIe los ('lll\lt's
610 ![u('chn 1110111.1 ,11c"l'arunl!o c! inconoxos extracto8
en In: a('tas 011 'jalc's,
, '111\11110 el c1ortol' SA)JPmt 'ubia a 11\ triuuua 6 to,
maba. h~ pi~hlhra cllallJllicrn tilttl' itnlillno, qu(' 110 l1icen ni llllis Ili meD08 clu6
Digitalizado por la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango del Banco de la República, Colombia.
No., !l \ ItI, OLOM [UA ILU~'1'R \l)~\, UI
u('gados III llJIII·"g'lIllrlUh. \ II Ill' 1'1 tll)ctur ~.\ 'I I' Jo: It I"
ura estl\ hlUllilrlnlI dcl enral.fJII )' til' la IllI'ntl' (1111 h <1f'l
I min 1', \1(,1 nullar y (Il'l hahl"t) III prolui c'n III';)NimH'
sO\('mtwlI III' SlI dlla,
10 'JUl' lie 11I'ol'om'u I}('eir, 'I Ill' I'S('llgt'n In frase lUll I,ll'
~note ). plllcrn, ) 'I'l<' 'Oil I'lln HtJg-i,'\'('n IllllC'11() m;'s rln
10 'I'H' alirllll\l1, ~II lIU\Il('lil umtorin. Nil harlo ,Ii Unln
tll' In de tn!t'll IIIUI'stroK tIl' t'. gl'illlt\; pOl' 10 '11:11 )lll(li('m
tII.'cir 11 'I'\(' till arm" pl'l'(IiI(','h\ ('m In 1III1ZU, y IIU(' atil
('Aba Sit'IIIIlI'll I\. fondo , 110 ('on (,I pl'llPO ito (Ie d('Hltrllllll'
1\1 I\,Inwsario (, a(, hNil'l,' ligl'mlllent(',lIino ('on ('I lIt,
I'ostml'l(' y Ilt·jarl ('Xll.llilllO I'll cl Ritio, Bra, pnrs, 1'((1-
pinllJl'utC'l lin orndor tribunido y de la plaza p(lulit'll, ('Ol!
todl\ll las dotcs nc'resarin pllm 3\'l'I\stml' y sult) \I~lLr {~ la
lUultitnd, En la COI1\'CU<'iOIl fmnrNu\ hut/iel'll figllrndo
l'on hl'illo III 1;\110 Ilr ] )ant611, J ('1) los nluore (k 111l(' 'tm
lntl·pen\l<,ucia. hllhria idn emilIo lie 'llmilt! 'J'OlTNJ, Hit
\"01. era rohu tl\ J extcnsa; SIl 1'1' 'cneia en 11\ triuuna, ,
illlponente' SII al'cioll, dt' '('mharazlltla J 110111(1 j In pos 'si6u
tll~ s[ mislIlo, complctn, t1e s\wrt quc nada It, tllrbaba.
IIi dt'St'onccrtllllll, l'h.nl:'jn,llll cun II1l\cstrfn el I(·n- ,
glltljc do la pn, ion i razonahn })Ol'O ('n tal('s cnsiouclI;
pero, en Cllll1hio, sallfa herir totlns las fibl'lls del ('ol'nZtlll,
desde In lllilS flll'rte Im'ta Ins lUa' Ilelicadas,
En lJllcstro din In ol'lltoria oelllil' ~\ tlt'snpan'ct'r, I'n
fllcrzl\ tid camhio efect.Ha(lo en In. instituf'ionc' political'l,
•• till (Junto, (1\1(' los discursos mil pouil(>rat1o on los
quI.' 11111 <' It 'cll\(~an !I. eli crtat'iollc de libro, ~ casi 10
lIlil!,1II0 11a lecrlo' en el \'(·tiro del gnuinetc que oil'lo ' pronnn"
ial', P('I'O 6 )0 (·!\toy granl'c de In patrill. Donde quiera quo 1
doctor SA1IPER so I11\1I:\l'a, CI'Il. SiclIlpl'e 01 primt'l'o en
alzar 1:\ \ 'OZ CIl d('fensa de nucstros hombres ilustro , de
llllestl'as glt'ria hist6ricas, de nue tras costumbrcs y
tnHliciones dc raza. En est It cspetie de culto jamas mcz,
claha ninaun sentimiento extrano, ninguna mit-a egol ta,
nadl\ (lUI' l'c\'clase cspfritu de I'Mtido, Con 01 mislllo
fen-or rcconocfa y publieaba 10' meritos del amigo que
los del alhersario," tochl RccioD noule, honrada )' (7 nemsa
de' pt'rtnb:\ {In su pecho un ceo simp{~tico. Alfuella
maxima bastl\l'di\ de (iue a I enemigo politico no (' Ie
debe reeonocer jama nalla l)Ueno, ni aun las intenclO'
ncs, 11\ mil'aba 6\ con iDdignaci6u, y t('n1a {~ orgllll0 de -
\\lentil'lll oJlortuna e inoportunamentc.
Pero \I(':-;'
to squalla hUlUildad pONtiza, fal'isl\ica 'lIlC n~ tlidt'utlo
por tOIl as partes: "Yell (Iu(- 1l1OIlesto Y (IUe pellll('fli to
y (IUe iDsigni ficante (luil'l'o haccrmc," sino aq\H'lla uti'll
que cODsiste en l'CCODOCer los defectos y los Cr1'01'(,8 PI'\}pios
y en atribuil' a Dios los dones de f;1 l'('ciuido , sin
COIn cnci6,'1' IIll l!fa ,l(t ql1(' allllah" dl':rind,) el,· la
IWllda (le 11\ \'t'J'();ul ('lI :\, 11I1!lJ/I l'pli!,!io:;o!i; y pOl' L(1'a\ ('tI
(lUt' fUN;1I1 UN c(llnpromi (I c'OIl la , ('da illlJlia 1\ 101 "lIal
!tn.hi.\ S('l'\ illo de "0(' '1''', 111) '1I,'tI" Iltl )lnulC) "" atrop('
lIar pOl' I(ldr), l'ttUIIIH'iaI1l1n ii I'll. i"iii" pollti('a), ,i 1'Ill'l1!!
Y lllltlg'tH\!! IlUlistl\'\('ll, ('nllf" 'Ii p'II/Ii"a } 'Olt!IlIlH'lIll'1ltt·
'II\I'llIlhfa <'I'n\(11) )' <:,'('allflllliz.II}" ~ Iml' (,110 pi'lio 1'1'1'dun,
j ('llllntoH qllt', COIIIO (,I IIO(,tu\'H/1 'lPl~U, llil'lIt 'U (:1
atn\.('ti\o de la \ <'I'(1a<1, no k l'illtif'O, sin '1IIIm\'~\I, I:llitu
p(lulie!) pOl' un IIlcro sClltilllieutlJ ,1H orgullo! • B. ta .;ola.
IHIgill1\ 011 la "ida 11(' nlt(' 'tro allligo, no ua .. tara I,llI'll dar
idea ('lllu)llitla dl' la nol,leza dc till ('an'ict<'l', de I:~ n'ditull
(10 SII ('or:lzl/n.) tie r.~ hUllIilciad de 11 (' 'pfritn ?
1'(;1'0 torlnda lli6 1.'1 cl()dol' , A'\Il'Elt otm 11l'l\l'lm 1 c'gundo apelJirlo (1(' lot ff\lItilia }loHtira a y,
Do todlts Ins nltul'nH III llIi1s n~rtigillo .. a c III til'l l'Ot\l'I',
Dc tocln' Ins codicia' In mus gl'(ttutlca ('s In tit· popn ·
III ridl\d.
Dc todns In ilu'ioll('s la mu' falsa) la tpW 11Ii1:-: a tor·
meota es 11\ rl<' 1:\ 101'ill: 1)('1'0 t·' la 1I1tl~ llubh',
EI arte do t'1' patriota ('()llsitc' ('11 tralllljul' ('Qllstilllll'·
Illentt' pltl'R. los (\Cllln ,Y en C(lutra ,10 i mitilllO ,
La ('orrnpd6n (jut' 8n\lo du 10 pnc·hlos It los "obier
nos e menos de trul'tira) 111"8 filcH el(· e ,til'pnr '1"C la
q lie d 'cieode de los gohi('l'Jlos It 10 ' pllc.1"loR, o 11\ delllocracia 11era, t'n sf mi:HlIlI grant}('s gl-I'IIH'IH',
de cOlTllpcion 6 (}('sol't1<'n, pOI' CHanto cl golticl'IlO clc'l
'lilli/frO 110 puetlt> ser t·1 de li\ intc'li"l'lH'ia la' irtlld .' ('1
saber; 6 (,s tan P(,I'~'cto <,I gobicrno uemocnltic'o, que
no puelle funoiollar uien sin uua (ullllim\,I" (·tll1('adon
popular, Ia, que, pOl' cierto, es IlIlty tlificil alellnzar, gllo
es que la mayor 0l'rllpci6n politi{'/1 pone tIe ll1allifie to
en las DacionE'S mas adclnnt;l(}as ('n ~obi(>J'l1os d<'l\1o-cTaticos,
.
BogotA, MI\) 0 JO de I 3,
--ooc-
JOSE MARIA 8AMPER.
"Los llOmbl'es, aun ell ene, liUIl~t;
de mOTal, dellen ser juzgados segun
BU iudole, su mouo de sel', su ti~mpo
y las ci rcu nstll neias en que Ita n vi.
"juo."
J . l'tl, A"""n.
r BiO{1raf
'
a de Oolh'ar.- Gala1 a I/on"/lol ric
hombre, ilu,(r" .r a mailana, tIe O\'·
(linario lIastn, horn 1\,\' I\. n 1.1\ (1/\ d(' la noell<" y con iUl'1'('Ihie
fa ,ilit}ad )' pront,itu(\ ; sill lllll tl'<,gll!\ ni \,('POIW para
BU inqllieto espil'itll, 'Ill' E'J de' linn pocas hOl'a~ do SII(' no,
.r ,Hlnel Ins indisp('n 'iI 1.1('8 pn rn ('ncon tntl'S(' ('lila
mesa en uniun de ,,(. rosa -' (ll- SII hijas, t('ni('lltlu al
11\(10 {~ Sll suc· ra, quI' "h i6 si('mprC' ('11 U llliSIIIO llU~nl'
y {~qui<'n (~ treChallH'llt<' 1(' ligablll1 (':n-iiio iunltt·rault· {.
estimadon pl'oflHltln. .
Pam, cl las exptll1sioncs fallJilial'c' C'Il ('1 S('1I0 (!t'l Ito gar
torn~Hll\o '0 a 1nC'llndo en altic.'ltns li7.II:O; tI(, intc'ligC'1l
cia, ponl ue tanto ~II 'Hposa, como SII lIli IIIIL I'IlI'gi'a )'
U8 dos intclig<'lItC's J ('spil'itnlllC's hijl\~. Ie Oillll ('till sillgular
at(>ncioll, lIO sill (PW dc' n'z ('1\ ('IWllllo ll('jill'llll (](.
expl'cslU' ella, fraIlCIII\I('I1tc', an opillion sohre plllltlll'l de
Iitel'ntllra y hella 1l1'tt'S, i CUllnta Illlkt' sati!;fll('('illll 1(,
pl'ocul'i\ba (·1 nf('cto d(' los !HI.\ It' !
LOll (lukeR hOl'l\~ (lu mi Cult lent!),
\.,!uita 1I11lS !'it'US ~Illl\~ Ii~ Jlodcro~lI~ fn.ntlls{a de 'IHien em
podn sin rinll }I 01' ('1 eOl'azon ) pOl' )1\. c!lIllmtaneitlll(1 .1(l
liS .'C'lllillli(·lItOll. (Ichia !:leI' illlll11 il'l'('silltihlc' IllHl atm·
) (, '" It dofla Holr'tlatl .\('osta III ('ampo ell ,toude sus do,
t('.' IIlItllrlll,'~ cll'hian ('01l1luiHtarll' lallro iIllIWI'(!C('IIf'l'o,
Y HC'I'till1.I, la hija III11)Or, n'l'ihidl~ no lIlenos I)ro\('·
,'lIusIJ (,:;tlllluiv :\ Sli g('uio poctieo ('II II1<'I1io (It, Mluella
ntlll\) fl'm st'ntilllC'lItal, :tcabalalltl0 1\1>1 11\ I'clllc'acion v el
(\I'll', 11\ 0111'<1 eOIllC'lIl.a,}a poria nntllrah'za a IIt:Wf'r:~· dt,
If·~(ti 11l1l 1t('I'I'ucia.
Pot'oS ("C'ritol't" lltl ColOlnltia pOIIt'au ('(lIllJllll'i1I' In. nlrh'llarl.,
('xtl'lIsirlll tic S\I' trahajo: con b\ ohm total del
IIod!)\' BA)[Pglt, ,\ a IlIlIy coutllllos Ita. cahitlo ell SUCl'tc
deSt'lIl)lI'fln.r papel !a,1l ilUportantc.r signifi<-nti,'o co la
IlIHl'cha politic'a,) 'o('ial (101 pai ,('01110 cI (Jill! a ~I Il'
cnJlo cl~rantc 811 atl'itac1n, lauoriosa ~. per ('vcrantl' ('·a·
rl'{'l'/\ pUhlica,
'1\ :\cti"Wa,l mcntal y In ('()\l, a."I'IlCioll 1\ cscl'ibir que
Ie distiIlO't1inn, ran notOl'in , 'ran I'ccoH1('ntlaltlcs fnclll·
tade no disnlillu)cron un {tpite, ni ano ('Oil In t'dad, Dc
('studinnt(' COlll(,IlZU In tarea- n 1 -il-cIe colalJoral1or
de La Noe/tr IH'riotlico 11(' opositi6n, y no t<~nninu su
lauol' ino eon 1:\ II 1I1C'rtt·, pues n plul\I'" Y SlI c('reuro
cstuvicrull en Ctlll'tHute ;\cti\'idlltl Ita t~ 1 'i ('sto e8,
lln ta, ('\lando (';1),6 po 'trntlo ('\1 (.J Ictho poria bronquitis
fJne (le\.ia nrrehntllrlc la, t'.-istC'ncia,
, 1I fi 'ollomia ('1'<1 ll(' In CJUC no ,(, ohillan: tC'nia 1I111·
dlo d' alTllgantc ) ,eiioril: III frente, aocltn y tIo peja.
dil, tl('notahn la ]H'r8c'\'('raDC'ia intclectual ell' u espfritu,
inclIlI 'altle co pro(liO'arse .r haltjlf 'imo ('0 clar al pf'n a:
IlIit-IIto C11antn fnrmas cl'(,ia qu<' pu<1ieran atrner Iii aton
ciou !lei Pllhli('o; u nlirada ('\'<\ S('refla, (>u ocn 'i01H'S ha -
ta inllifC'rent<', r('\'('ll\nll0 qui?", cou este de&p("To 0 frialIlad
npar(,lIt<', 11(,\ cllal C' PI'C Ilmiltle que n~ e tlaua
CllCl1tll, la iUtI('p('ntl<'Ilcia exc('pl'iollal do u ('urilcter, y
In t(,l1acitl haMa nnchlo pnl'll no teo
llC'r llil illstantc cle' repo '0. g/icriltfn IIllICho sin fMigllI'S('
)' ~in I)11r '\I pll1l1111 r'IIt'Ontra'c tropi{'zo nlguno. IIah{nse
furnl:llio till h,\ltito tI(, con knar rll ('J palW\ RII. imagi.
narillllt',', y hac'ia tall freetH'lIte u.'o dl' <'sa haltilic1atllUlra
r('c1actar, Inti.' tle~lIl'rolll\dH ('Oil In priicti(,ll, (Ill(' de ello
1'1'0\ ino It) Ililnitlo a \'('('('s dl' !'itt (' tilll, Rxponia l.ajo
llit'I'I'(,!lt(',' fo 1'1 II a ' IIna IIIi lila i(l('I\, y Sll inclinnci6n
PI'ill('ipal C'OIlIl) ('st'l'itoJ', C'I'I\ In tl(· s 'iI\(' ail11, pl'l'(lollliuilhan pOl' I'nlllnte's ('II llll(':stl'll
socicdall, E 1"1. lllllt'stm d(' CIH'I'gf.\,~· III i1111~)Jc'nelt'llC'ia
.1p. canh-t<'l' de II IIC Ilil;, CUIIII) Il:lllil', 1111111';11111,' j1J'1ll'hn ,
It:' oCl\'ional'on IWI"('('t1('ioll(,::I tll's(lc' !Jill' (!ra C','tlleiialltro.
[~ns agt'lltC'. th' la, Illltori(lall 1C)C'al flH'I'1I1l it 1111 '('" rI I' Ii If)~
dau:tl'O, llIiSllInS (Ipi Ct)IC'~itl parol (JIll' Jla~a!il' ('Oil :11;;u ·
na!! hom' tI(' al'n' to II).' pl'illll·rtJ' arrallqlll's til' s1l Itf'nill
illlpetuosll, SIIS prillll'J'I);: t' 'fll('r;-'08 pur In hht,l't,lIl .' (,I
uc-recho lh' los pnclllf)s, Dc ('gte Ilwdo (,01lH'n?e, ,. 1'1'(';11'.'1'
llH'rl'I'hla {'(·If'hriclntl. TIHlu \'t'iall t'll (.) 1111 .iU\ ('\1 til' ga o
Jlanl/\ -' al"it' 'ta PfI'S('11l'ia, tiro ('al'iidt'r 1I"-;\\It;lI\O, y
('('s ell los HCto' ell' I'U rilla, '111(' Illitig6
moltwntanE'allH'llt(' , IlS Ilt'sgrarias, .' 'IIII.' :t(,HSO I'MI'
trilmro tamhi6n a so ,tcllNh' ('II Iii (':';('I1I'ln itlNlli"ta lin '.
tA e!"fin <1(' IU cxist(>lH'in,
La concentracion intcl<,ctual 1"'1'1I1at1t'lItt' (oil IJlH' d·
"fa; ~I ('spfl'itll alth'o: fran('o, {I \(,('(,s II:lsta la rll.ICZI\
in vulgal'itll\<1, 'IIH' se solin'pcllIia ('II l~1 C'OIl fllt'r"'~ inC'·
sistihle; 8U a\lsolttto tlCSPI'Clltlimie'lItu I'll IlIatc'ria (1(> in ·
tereses, y 01 care('er }lor l'OlllpJtotO I\C' ('loll' ('gllfslllO soda I
quo ,'uelrc nl homhl'(! artificiuso y I'all'lllaclol', Ie 1f11l'1:l1I
ser nn m~li imo politico c'utre los IIIl(.trIJS; alJlII. ('n
/londe 80 han im)lll('sto IlI11chas H'c('.' los hOIlIlIl"('s nplIsio·
nados y de cfrclllo, los 111It' mil luimn ii 1m prol'io Pl"I"'("
cbo (IUl' 1\1 hien gl'neral, los IJIH' hala~all a\ "nl!r() C'OIi 11\
compeTlsRcioo de liS propioll (leth·to:, • -0 l'()IIIIII'CIIIHn,
ni se tomaha. 01 tmlllljo lIe (.' ,tlltlilll' IpH' Il los ClJllIl'}\III'l',
de IA cosa p(lhlica haMa (111(' atra('rlo' con mafia )' tole·
rarlos 81lS illlpertint'IIl'ills.\ fl('fC'etos. La iugclIlIil\:ul II'
IH'ljllllil'llha, POI'IIIlI' lIpon't Sll C:lllll.l0 )ll'('dilcf'to In omtnria, y en fl ('0-
'('chli no ]loco' triullfos, Xo ('9 de (,lIul! cl Il1pnOS memon\
blc el 1\(,1 Con~rcso tit' Lnllllllna, CllRUtlO discuJ'I'io en
pre '('lIeia e1c Yirtor IJ 1\ gO) .10 otros h01llbr('s notabl('s
t1(~ Fl'Illwin, ~ 0 I intilUillaha ni 1"\ lIumel'OI!O nutlitorio
IIi In Ilitielllt:Hl til' ItH'nl' ('011 a('i(,I'to puntos tlelicado8:
teofa conYcll('ilJlicnto tic que no 10 Ilada mnl, y cd nl\tll'
nil dt, clllhnrazo) la, 'rliosltlltcl ('011 (jll e exhibfll, It'
ntl'1llllll, ('IUUlllo lIl(mOS, ilL atonciun d('1 lIul1itorio, el cual,
si IlIgUIICI' HCl'S no pnl'tieipalin de us opiuioDE' , no pOl'
estu deja":\. 111' l'c('onoc{'t" 1:\ sin('('ritllld del orador; cua·
lidnl1 que :oHa lIe\"<\I'I(', como ('11 Ill. polfticl\ e peculnti·
'11, al (>xtrt'1lI0 11(' iucIIl'ri1' ell di, agaeion('s un tanto lIje·
lUIS C importtlna' elel asunto principal; pero sabia yol·
Yel' COli tillO III t('llIn sit1(>nte
de In Rep(lblicll, aqucl (' forzado pllhulln del tlerccho,
CU) a ('olllluctc\ hnbfa ido tnn oneolDiaua. y ndmirada pOl'
totlo e J't'tirnba dcl '1\ Ion <1(> E' ionl's Y 5(' dirigia a u
habitaci6u, acollll'aill\<1o tan ,610 pOl' tree ll111iO'os. AI
lIegar ~ 1I hocrar, ~' 01 penetrar en 11\ e tancia en lloutlc
Ie (' pE'\'f\unn an io 1\, u (> po 'H, n suegm y us Itijll ,
intcrc 'adus, nnturallllE'lIt(', en conoc('r ('I ,hito tinal UE'
\IS (·.fncrzo" t'HI mstl'o se' c(Jutrajo profunuftlnent(>, y de
II. ojns bl'oto I\na mimda tan lIeoa de indignnci6n ('omo
IIC' nnllHgma .' dc' tri. tf'za. i Como tlehia ufrir en aque·
lIos 1I10111('nt08 \'it'1I110 10 (' tfdl de In lucba! La causa dl'1
pn blo rt't'i hiti ('II UI Jll(' I dla golpe <1(' muerte, • Desapa·
I'ce('rin talllhit~Il, ante Illlu<'1 '('Iltlanl! de encontradas
pasionps, t,l ansia 'I"C ('II U Iwelto Ft'rtnPl1tuba pOI' impll\
utnr III \'('nlall lit, Iii Ut'pllhlka, ' e tl<'jarilt dolllegnr
('ul\l 1\1'1111 til aislal\o C insigniilcante, ('u medio del
I bOSI(II(, omhrlo {IItC Ji)J'\lJahlln la I\mtlidones lIe 10 unC's
)' 11\ c('gu('tlatl tic 10' otro. ,
.\JIf lHH'io IIll. III('ha tl,tTiulc, (I\ll' i ,'il'l'Io para e"i·
tlc'ndal' IIUll \ ' ('Z nll\' u tall'nto. 'It )lred'it'ln poUti('1\ )
su pt'r~ \"(>1'l\UCill, 110 Jto procuro 'n cllmhio, nl ao<11l1' uol
tiempo, 1Ii cl lInlngn personal Il"l l')ogio. IIi In I\llh(' i(,11
(/ue 811 nOlllhl'c -' ('rl'ido mN dall.
Pli 'ina (>' NIt" tIe It "ida ttlll' qui i~mlliOM \'('1' anali·
.taell! Jlllr )I\lIl\1a:; 11.,\ tU11" impnrrin!t-s > IHI1I Itjeltlt U los
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R.'(' [ n i ) f)1~ ,\lnf \S f)lt; L \ . 1'1l(J\ J "('r\~ L'NJDA, DF) r. \ N r-;\ A (;J{ANA Il/\
D ~ 1PlCt NtalH),)"11 (h, gmlld('s 111'0porciulH'8 el dilt ('1\ {Pl('
con ('~t I'll, il\lparcinlitlllll, S( l' 'nihil la hi turin tlell'nflt
en 10 llltilllOS' cillticillco aflo',
'rornnlltlo /\ consid('l'ar Ins \ :wilulns [nee, qUt 1108
ofn' , u lnr"tl carrera clc· 's('I'itor, las :\1'(1I1a8 y Ilil'('I',IIS
clle tiOIlN! Ctl~ 0 plalltl':lIuic'1I10 acolIl('1 io,) l'1 )'('SlIltllllo
tin-omblt' <5 ad \ l'l':o C! II ' In He]lllhlica l'l'('ogio de {'~os ('S '
fuerz(I , pulliNa tli\ idirsl' In. labor P('J'Illllucntc ell' SlI
vida ('II tl'l'!! ~p(J(,I\S, qnc CIII'Hctl'ritllll :ill obi'll, y In i~Hl0·
Ie do su tnr('n y e ' tudio!-1. gl-iCl loI)O 'n ' son: In pnlll(,"
n\, lit d(' IS,)O, l"Ullllll0,..' a Mlil' trndo ('II , el ~ll't('. de es·
cnbir \ con en :H 0 [{'lice' I'll 111 oratorlll, hO'uro ('ntr
los mi~l1lhl'll:i <11' 'f" E 'cuela n 'publi('alln, ha ta IHH~,
alio en ('I c\lal cOl1cluyo Sil prilllCl'Il excursion )lor ElIr~ .
pI\, )' (liel ii. 1<\ (> tnl1lJlll algullos <1e 10 lihro ' IlWjol' ,CSCl'I '
tos Y Illils \'('eonlndol) Ik flU pIUllll\. IJI\, ('O'lmda ('poca
lJue'hnsta cicl'to punto c putii('l'n. ('on 'il1('rllr mas litera·
ria que politiea, comprC'l1clt' 11\ cl{ocadn. trnnscnrri clIando do coronado pOl' (·1 ~:\ito liS e'fnerzo
(I), HI C'narbolo, .obr<.' la 1'I\ina de III \'('Yoillciuu
de 1 'iG, In 1.1I1l1l1e\'ll cOllsen 1\(lon\ (PIC' diu i mpnlso Hill '
cficaz al cnnlbio qlle 1:1(' lin ef(-'ctllac1ocllla ' insrill1('\on('s,
EI segul1do Ilutabilisimo t>S fll(~ I'ZO de ' \,"'.:n, uice el Iluctol'
RiclI.l'uO Becerril, ('on isliu en Ill. pl'cpal'flrion y redacciull c11!1
progl'am:l COil que 01 pal'ti(lo ('llll:lennllol'. uespl1c!s de SII deITo.
ta. en la gUCIT:l civil de) ill \'oh ' io Ii reanlldal' In lllclln lega l :
proarama conciliad"l'j J A1I1~ lllllal)lemente pro~ rcsi ta , COil el
cual, sin las implH'l\s l:ostumhres elect'J1'IIles de la cpoca, Y Sill
In resoJuci6n Ilu\nif~ lada pOl' ll1ll\. parte lhd liuE'rnlisJUo, lle 1'1'.
tener el poder" todo trnnce, se hllhd,\ r eali/m(I ,) pacificamen:
tel:\ :t.llel'nahilidnu 1) 01 ~obil'l'no j' ann 11\ l'efn)'lllr\ lh' h\s \'1·
ciosas illstit.l1c i(llle· de 1 1;3,
POCDS hombres pilltlico, han cl(>spl('gallu mayor IIl'til j ,
(lacl, \lnidn a 11IH\' persHcr:tncill y ('on, ngrll,('ion (·j('1I1pla·
re , Temiltle :\lh'ersario y ('outron.'rsista pUlitieo inn'nei \
ile m cl doctor A)IPER. BI t:t1(,nto cillro de que f' tnha
dotallo, II\. cnergin lle su Cl\.l'tlctel' III inllollH1UIc fran'lu(',
za de qlH' hnda gnln 1:\ ('. po11tancidall de 'U pnlnhra J
11\ 1'e onaDcin que tellia Sll YOZ ell la tribunn, l(' COnH~l"
tian en cnlu1illo t 'lllirlo ." r' pet:\I11(' ell' una cansa, En
1 76, C'n ht '{\,mara de Diplltados, Ilellnbn sesione en·
teras COli II sonora y cOIJ\'iuc('ute pnlaura (le tl'itHlOO, y
luego al tel'lllinarse In In('h ft pal'huncntlll'ia del dfa, 1.'011,
sa.gra1.m It ticlI1]lo {t (' (')'iuir los a.rticulos cl('1 periudico
cn dontle 1\ teo tnba II ic1('a .r f/ ne )'C'prescutnbn ('U el
estadio <.1e la prell, a <,I partitlo de sus simpatlas,
Y 'Info de "eccs cortalla \111 n 'unto de economia [loHti,
cn, 6 de ller ·('lto 'on titu(:ional, pOl' dar 11\ tiitillilt IIl1l1l0
(l \Ina composi 'i6n poeticl\ rcrllllltncla pOI' Dlg(1ll amigo
6 po\' In circun 'taneia " :uhirtiellllo tllle C'n ('I ClIlI1pO de
III uclla letrn prollig6 igllalmente sus couocimiento )'
lao efiencin de ,'(1 C'jclllplu 0 de au inllicacioDf's)' estilllll'
10 generoso. A su iniciath'l\ e <1ehio lit in talncion, ('II
su casa, t1(' llquellns cel('lm' rClluiolH' (1'16 11ieroll na ·
cimiento II E{ )l[os{(i('o pcri6clico litcr/\,rio qne alcanzu
mcreciua boga)" qnc inOu)o pur 1110<10 deci:iiyo en ('I
ensane1t(' ,1e one tnt. likrntura, j.'ue 'n c c drculo ('\1
donUt' !san('s reciJ,io elllbra:to de aproll:lcion eou ([tI(' los
Iiterato bogotanos acogicruu la lectum <1(' u' pdmerils
t'st1'ofas; ]{ic:mlo 'ilYn, ('j'mplo y esthnlllos irresisti·
bles; Manuel POltlllo, tlln Iisonjl'm )" !t('1'l\Hmab](· alllis'
tad y <1istinciones, )'{'9Mio l1(' E{ ('oml'l'cio (1),
qnien pOl' Illtilc'r 1'('(;iuillo clel clo('tor 8.1)If>ER y tiC' Sll
esposa, nA'oled:ul, duralltc In residc'ucia de nmuos en
Eu ropA, n nn ("CI1TC' I)OT1 I'll (' 'puRn, tlc 'lmeS tIe un allO de
l'C' illcDcia ('n I,hlla. EI ('pi. ollio :t f(1l1' no rdl'l'illlos fu~
01 iguientt·:. ' , " .
I 'uaudo so ellCl\roTu Ill' la rt'11a('("101I do El C011lerCIO,
cl primer articulo (lue C' 'cri hio pam c ' t(' (Uario fue, cumo
cra natural, una eS\H'cie de ]), 'Oll"(lI/UL ell' 10 que sc 1)\'0·
ponfa 'ul\1plir, pero en el cnal, Sill l1etenel"c a eonsiderar
el alcance qne pod ian dar !I. ii;US palaums, 'e nas, 'i n p01'lHCnor{" illnece.
· ';\l'io!l, P"(" ]101' ]1) rOII\(lll era IlclIla -inrlo Jll'Olijo l'U
1& pilltlll'll tIl' IUg'ar('s 6 11 ' 1)('1':';011 uj (' " ell d rn /J/(( ;11 Ii·
mo y Florcm';o COllar data.l! tambicll lIe aquell:l. I!PO 'a;
10 mismo que 8\1 t rc('ro )" (lltimo tOl1l0 cll' "erso , IIHI'
iutencionadn y pulido que 108 ant<-riol'(',. ho .1[artill
F16t'ez supo intt'l'c:l.lar con habilitlatl una Il<\gina IIi t6-
rica de nu<.':!tra· turlmlentas gU(,l'I':l:s ciyih'" L"igura ton
11\ Dovela una tl('slTipcion fiel del cOll1hatc d' San .:\. (Tn ·
tin, ('11 Bogottl ('1) 10' dl;\8 :!J ) :W d(' Febrero 11(' 1~6:!,
QlliL.a ('I ani mall0 reIn to (1<' (. tas :Hll1 ;!ri('l1 ta <'SCClI;\S
a)'ud6 en lIlucho al iJltt'!'C (1'1(' IIpO (1 '.pertar ('I Illeo cionatlo
lihro.
:No bubo gCllC'ro lit<:rario en 1111 110 se cn aya . In fe ·
cunda pluma d('1 doctor HA)IPER. diCTuicnllo In co'tUI\1·
bre do la cpoca en qu 1 hizo 8U cstl'(.'no, )" dandu natural
\'u(>lo a 8U ineontcnible inspiraciun, {·I primer libro qne
di6 a In (. tampa file uua colee 'i6n lIt! yer 08 jU\Cllil('s
(Iue bnutiw con el nom tn'e apropiado dro pumllH'ntc rom(\ntit'o) altisonant(' o"uilla
do una especie de poem a 6 canto {-pieo como 10 1I1\1U6
el sutor, con ng"ntlo (L cn alzar la IillNtatl, ) titulndo
La 1 irgcll de l~)x .1ude.'i. Pam I'('COl'llal' {·I c ·tilo lIe
moda entoncp , hl\starll tOHlnl' lIe llllte tm 10' \CI' 0 con
que principia 1& dedicntorin IltlC al scflor Iloctul' ~ranJ\('1
Pomho Uel.lollt>do hizo de In 0111'" cl IIlItllr:
Mis "cr80S te tlt:tlico ......
No te ofrezco Ili lirios, Ili c:1I\\'el~~,
Ni b\allclI.s 1\l1lI\pO\I\B, ni jl\zminc,",
Ni 108 eC,)8 dc dulces co\ol'ines,
Ni aml\bles trO\'I\!I de inoc'encia y paz
ore doy " ''''ll'c!dtas Jlo,'e. " .... des I rozarla.
POI' el \'iento glacial de lOll de ierto.;
H7
('UIIIJ!!'t\ {'II (,1 (·S d J'(111I(llIti('1) ('. a~l'n\fln (h, 'JII(' 11i?()
~alH (·1 /llltur ('II , lUI PII)/"t'H .1{uJ'('l/ilaJi: elr', Itt! III illI:\gell('.
hasla lu:; 11'IJI:ts NII'II~ltll1l', La IIUt) C>I' I'artl' el(' lal!
l'Ollll'lISil'illlll'.' 'P'" ('ollti('I1(- ('1;1;111 ,1f',li('IUln,; n los allti ·
~o,' c\(·1 nlltul' ) ('11 \",las ('Ilall :W (, llil,(, ('111\11/ (, 'Jli I'i lllaliNta
~ hundll'o ,1(' (·.II'lI/' )11. EJI {·I )In)ln!!o (I illtrodlH'('ion
('onIiNlit (~ I lIIi~mo 'L"I' partl' rll' IlIiS lu't'IS !II: ~Il yi(ll\ h·
111111 sillo ill~l'ira,los 1'01' ('I,'pntllllic'lIto ftol~ti('o, \'C'/wlllen
II! I~ ilJ('xtil1~\liuln I{II(' bullin ('II . 11 allJliI j ('ollfl', ii)n lJlt f'
nlJl\ll:ltl~ liS (''"l'I'ito c'oll (,1 Ill(~rit() lie la "illl"'rillltu,
Lo.' . l/}lwifllllif'liflJ,'1 [HII'I/ I" hi"lfol'i" IltJlilh'a Y XI}'
dal d,' ..\'/1('/'(/ (lrrllwdll, I,rilllt'r tmhnjIJ Sl'J'ill I\(' JJ plu.
ilia, fill! lillro ql\(' h!' pre'lIft> .1 III 11 eI 10,' (jJ1l('lIlario' til\u·
I'ahl('s tl ad, "I'~os M'g-{Jtl la n-.IH,,'th;\ (lpillilill polfdta ,Ie
los It·don'lI.
Ken (-OIllO M'a, l'ollti('II(' 1II1II'haN n:n\.lcll's ) Itatlilltn
C'x;t('titlltl ('11 (,I r '1lItll, allll ('\I;\lIt!u lIn.' (Ii '\11'1)(' pfll' SU
1·"tllo hiuchatl0 .' I'argil,lo !ll' hi)ll-rIHlII'/(, )1.1 .\ it <1('. tic
{'ntol1Cl'S a p:1 \'(. 'hm (ho ]'('salt(, Iii , pri\ll'ipale·~ fncultatl<.'~
<1('1 allt()J': (lll,s('nnl'iIJIl proftlntlll, gnu) fa('ili,l:lIl ('xpolii.
tivn ~ Hllnliti('n, y aun tllutlta pre\ isit';u )lolitica. Ell {"«
lihro I1lt-allzu It (lilll.'f1:Jl' In Jigtll'll dC'1 (,('lI('ral ;\fo.,quN'!\
(-Oil\(} \tal,fa (1(· npar('('f'r afw- lila .' tanll',) ('xl't1·o II1l("nn
partl'de II) slice 0 .. que' WlIT., toll nit('rio lilo 61i<'o ~
r.l.tomlllol'. Ell 10 IJ Ill! hCIIIO, 'Oil \'('Il itlo ('n lI:nuiI r au
Jll'illH'm ~poca ('C>lIlO ('scritor (d· vun a 1 ,'(n) ('oungr6
SII tit>lllpo ,tlllll.' nHiados tmhnjo , tUll :s Ile difieil de -
eluJ> 'i1 , Y 'on los (~uale' cOllqui ,to f.lllia ." ayUllO \lode
rosn1llcutl'rt tr..n -fortllal' la 1)('\1'11:111 ('11 pI l.!lltitlo poll
tico, Di6 (I In luz pi1.hlica 1It1 '1/((111'0 ,~iIl6jili('o de cieri,
cia ('oll.stifllcio/lrrl , \llln, ('orta col("t'cilill <1(' Pf'IlHfI1llicll
los, que, a(lll1iratlo~ ('Uh1l1CC', ell'hinll t\('SIH')'tltrl' ('I d('liCU
lIe furl\lar \Ill nhultatlo 'OltllllC'lI ('on /n' mi:'1110 ,
otro Jllu(,lw ', ('11 10 g('IH'l'nl <1e llJll~ e,en,v "ille'r litera.
rio qne apart' 'i(,1'0 1I (,I ailO lIe !:':;tj"l, 1")('0' Ill(' P' antI'
(Ie ' \I 1Illlcrt(' (F'ilrw~n(( ('II Cal'fu(/), 'l'allt!,i(.n public6
nn e,·tullio s/Jure la Pedal/dOli ('%/JI7)iaf/(/ \ fa lIisto·
ria l/(' la ill-wrJ'cccilllL del 11 de "Uril; El- 'Ier" LT
fruil/ontullo, follc,to que tUI'O gran 1'<: OllnU 'i,1 ) que
c ' timull' al ' 11'l'u a hacc\' c notal' po\' 11\ Iln terillal1 de
su cOlHlul'ta ) I" efi 'neill cle '\I PjcllIpJo; un Ell 'ayo 110 -
b/'(' [(( GC()!Jt'a./ill y E. twl/H/iell dr{ P((I.-<; JjJ{ Programa
de /(/1 lib('/'a!, J un Eu.(f.'l() 'nure la.· /,(,t'olncioll(,.'t 1}O[['
fica y la cOlldicioll loIoc;ul do 111>1 RCl'lib1iN1S colombia·
1l«(.~-ltisjJf/IIO alilcric((lIlul. Estc trahnjo ('. "11lI .crdal1el'o
tratado tI(' otioillgia, cOtl(,l'bido 'on ~igor, (' crito
('on clarilla,l.\ mCtocll1, y ('n (,I <:11:11 "pan'cell cxpue to
con gran sngacillad ) aci('rto I,, ' or1g'C[]C hi ·torico J c1
clt' ·.\lTOIl0 (lplt1'cntclOl'ote eonfu '0 .' aUG ontraclictorio
de aqncllos pueblos." (1) COli claro juiciu, IIprc·ci. cio ·
nes lllUY cxactfl, ~ stilu ntm -tinl ~ allll'IIO. cxpo[]e en
61, u cintall1(,llte, 10 el('llI('nto ~ ('on(li'iol1(, 11(' II\, con·
qui ta) de In colouiz;lCl(IIl' COIll]l(·lllli. 10 ras~ . c,m\('·
tC'ri tieo del rc~gi lllen ('ol(l(lial 11'1(' ubi titl lrui'ta 1 10'
analiza ht \lIl1olc \ ('a\l':\ lIe la 1'0\ ,,!tll'ion ,r 'lwml de la
in(lepcndcncill, la's ('\'O lllCi(llH' gllidn
11e no 1l[lt:IHlil'(' sohre T.a C()II/('rll J"(rchl/t GI'fIIl((dilla
Y Hit l}/)bl((ciou, ' Pocll'all dar '(' l'xpl'l'siou" m:1S
gnl.fi as , Yl'rd'ulera: (Jill' 1,\" ,i~I Jicnt , tomatIas (~e
I aJl{. . •
Jt'ruto <1(> inSllimciollCs juveniles ftll~ tllmltit:1l bU lIegunclo
tomo d(, \'C 08: E('ox de lux All/kll, Este Iibru
no prC8enta nli<"i('nt(' lit "ario lIinguoo: el estilo lJue ,
(I) Abigail 14()zRJlo, Clue l'l'sitiia en 1849 en San-Pelipe (Ye.
oezuela), e.cribi6 un articulo ell slogio tie c.la. colcl'cion de
"eraol, artic"lo qne rl!pl'othljo 11\ 111'1.)1181\ r\p Bogota.
E\ lllllh> d" la' 1\llil'Lmicie' cl\rl! 'ltl ~l\tll ialllO y pa.
8i6n, l)f~ l't) am el nmtlilllonio y t!S ftd allwo-nr Ut\nl;':.tico y &
IIU lIIujel', Ac.lelU ~s, am:\ el tu·ruuI.> h. III el ~\'\'iJismo,) It\
cliiclla lu\ l,\ (I to 'Ct! u, tll\C Ie con.luco fre('Utllltel11en ii 1 01-
l>ringuc7.. Adom 1\ prvc(', inn s y 1:\ mojigan .. ; ,Y In niftcsta
Itt 'Illo ant's cit.tt!o,
Digitalizado por la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango del Banco de la República, Colombia.
14 'OI.JOl\IBJA JI.Jll"}'l'HAJ) . .:\., ANO I.
mllcha {'I't'ulllidatl Il t)111~ }\I.
I,'grl\n\os, <)sleniliuuolle Clln uI1IArg\) b,l. lot), ,·neQl'vauo 11"" (I
r~l'Il\) .. l;lI un exclJlcnll !!uluft J Y l',11I<1 la pilltlll'a (11,1
Mll/uto, OiglllllO 10:
Bu organizaci6n fisic:\ e~ 111l1cho Ill;~" Ul'q",\ (JUI! 1>111111'01:
fill ' cualiuadcs IlltJ" ks, ilJlinillUllent 'lIllls hlnlll'aS qlle lll'gl'a"
Ptll'O J ll1u\t\I(l l'xige que be III trill\! ('nn l:uidlVhl,
Docil \' J1exible ant ]a uelle\'oJ"nl'ia y la l"l\zon naY(~ .IICII·
tc IIl'eilll;, lad a, es Ii 'pel',l, in 01"111, tlll'lnll"ntn, intrlllaLJle,
CIl nllo lie si 'lite il1sultnt1<), tlcsp"(' 'ilVltJ'; IJHllJej:Hlu con dnl'\!,
" .. , Iticl) de fllnln. la, ~\1m, mente accli'sibl · Ii las infiu ncia~
pol~litratadn nu('stras co tUlI1\Il'(," POI' ('I bauil pill eel
del ingeuioso D, Hamon 'rol'l'es ~1Cl111c~, ([ll(, tn"llSmitirll.
su nOl11u['{) a, ht po tCridllCI con Ill(uelh\ mugnlot'a
coleceioll 110 Oaa(ll'os de cOHiIIiIlUI'(J1$ Ill'OUI'((Il((llill((,'i
que allorna expl'('sinttltentc los 'ort't'llol'l's de In ca,'a
grande \1(' tod intclig('nt(' )'
alth 0 <1('1 mulato ?
Muestl':\. de las ou 'cr\'u('iolH' oeial('s y politi('as lIU('
sugirio ~t su phllna In. cont<'ll1plad('n y el c tudio Ii' la
ohm de lao coloniza i6n (J pafioltl ('1\ Alllericn Ni (') I\i,
guiente pensamicuto, tOll1l1(lo igualmcntc d('1 tl'lIhajo
antes citado :
La conc;uista fu6 un admirable pocma ; como cuJollizatl )1',1,
la potencia. e panola. fUe deplol'l\ulemenle PI'OSi\ica; 01 "itlo I"s
grnndes intel'eses del corllz61l y co 11I0mdol' <1(' los d('sicl'tos
~ TO Ie pi0 ' ropajl.'ll
En vez de los ll\ullJones <1e lIt indiana,
Sofie ofl'cndarte, l'cdillJitlll siC'I'\'a,
l\Iaure giol'iosa, de Illis 11 ijo Pat ria ! , , .
Los fiji III!I/'O"~ Ii lI!Jd(',~ Ih'l FlIlt1.a.
'ric-ut'll PU('tll!! lIe Iii, illilS arpall:
P:: 'u 1l1i jill ('nlllli (011 fillS ('alltart!S,
La 11111<1-1 110('11(' c1<' )0 ('11'1'1111 IHlltllm ••••
.\1 Ito "'U IlIlInulul'lI .. 1(1 ' 111' iNtO!)
':--:0 1(' pielas alln Il'In'as g-alalllllj :
])('1 dil/d(' qlll' lSa('ll(h'u aqnil(IIwlI
HIlNlan lilS 1l1l1lillS 11 0 I'{', 1'\1 1:\ IliIllIpa.
,l..,c') I! J~aQc~
ALBERTO URDANETA,
W \lI'(),'IULI'~ hi .i. los <1"1' ;l1lHllllUl! il, ('ljtc tlilllpilti(:Q ca.:
Ai \mlll'\'o lIrlish~ ,1('j:l1' Ii(' tl'n~l' {l la llU'IItC Stl ('Onstante
, t'I"'ll('l'tlo, y 1I1UI'ltO l1Jii~ ('n ('I flln(~sto:m (\(' NO\'i~l1Ihre,
fill" CS 1'1 1\,,1 Iri 'Ic' ilnh l'r.'ario Ih· Sit nnH'rh', OOLOMBlA
ILl I5TRAD'\, ('1\ ('U,\ () Pl'lJsl)('('lo, y refil'i(.II(lon08 al Ill,
IIwlltltllo fUlllhulor Ilc') l'apel P('/'i,;dico IlllsinulQ, ofn'ci-
1lI1I ' " llnn'l' ('.Ull Sill' l11ibllltl ' /HllI;\S constnoh's y d('hidos
IIOHllre's pt. 'tu IlIO. ill ,igol'o '() li(1i:l(lol' que hlsosgrillliC'ra
I ('utI" aplnusos Y SOOl'i:mll," (·xnltR eo ('stel. fl'clla., )1\ IIIIC
110 pH(lo aparecN ilute', Ll llH'lllorin 'nl'iiioRII. (Ie (1lIiNl
Hhl'iu {t la lih'l'lItnrn.." 1\1 arte colollllJillnos, nllf>YO:l, \'astos
y IWrIltO '0, ltol'izontC's,} ('on (' ·t' nil, quI' e8 ncccsiclad
pam HU\.' 't ra pllhlil'al'l'JII, reproclucimos 10 Clllt', 1\1
1'('1'1',\1' In ' Ill11igos (1(\ l""nlnnda Sit )I('l'i6<.1i('o ('on el n(lI1lCI'O
d11
una tarCi\ tall IIla. 1,illorin 7.;('1'<11\:
01111110' trnl,ajo' atllllltlnn ('11 i"t\')'('sanh's I'l'llliuisc(>l)('ius
,I ;tt'('l't:ulus 'OIW('l'tos 'JlH' 1111str;1TI aJ p(lhlico sobrC! la
\ it1<\ \' ho(;hos 11(' aql1 ,I bClll'll1crito ~'o\olllhiauo. Tampo('
0 cri'cmns roch'r prC'Sl'ntM 11:\(1;\ qll(' igualc a. Ins "a,
lio!)a ofrcntlns Ile los otros (' '('ritorc , cuyns "nrh\das
cOll1posicioll(, 110' an CII 7.ag;\ ii la de los a.uteriorcs (11
cl('\'allo 1111111<' 11 espiritll (le jn ·tieia J siTlceridad (Ie st'n ·
tilltientn ; }l('J'o si IIh:n es l'it'rto quc las humild(>s siem]
In'\'i,'as que {l nu('slro tllt'l10 trn(>lIlos I\' cata corona, no
procellcn (Ie 107.<1110 y cxubNlIlItc janlin, s610 11\ amistl\d y
la gratitlld DOS iwinlllll a iti\('('r neto lIe prescncia. inl'lu<
lihle ('11 <'I lUt'l'ccitlo triu1tto '1lH1 110), s(, l"intlt- eu Jas pro,
st'o tt' colul\I nas.
" Viellen Rlllluodo il1tli ... i(luo pl'h il<'gia sin })cI·tcnecer cxdu::;
iYlllllellte it algullil:i de 11.\ enunciadas catf'gorfas,
pftl'tieipa.lldo, no obstaut<', en gm h:ibilllll'l1t1', proul\llIlolo (!1I llIultitllt!
d~ uura. IIIU, 0 111('110' 111'11:1' tit· gr;v'ia, originalidlltl,
faotn 11\ y \'('1'111\11, l' l'pllrl'idas ;, lliestra ' sinic, tl'l\, en
lienzos, ('\I I\('COI'II 'ionto ' til' sn ("tanch~ pri \,:111 a 6 tlt.l las
do "Igullos IUlli·Tos prc'ft'rid()s, I'n pulJlitaciolll!s ('ria:; )'
hUlIlorfstil'ns, I'" 11lhullI(' Pl'OpiHS y ajello, ('ll I':trt(~ras
Ill' \'iajt', ell P(\(IlW{WS ohs('[lllio' tic alon,) clonll(· qUil"
ra IIIH' 'U IIH\I\O dc urti ta ('m l'cclallw 'l.\ pam dill' U
illll)\'e, ('in1'800(\S 1'eCOOOcidas
(lesde entonce como ct'lt'ill'itlRtlcs nadonale" y de
otrn8 que aun no 80 pec1H\han Ilegn1' 1\ serlo 1\1 correl' de
108 a1\08.
"Nuestro allmil'atlo acadcllIico de 11\ leo TU:~ C in tj.
tutor, D, Jose :MlLnuel 1\IarI'OfIUlO, con 11 estilo pcrll·
liar y atJ'aJetlte, nos )'cfiel'e ('0 nlguun part(', que )'1\ en
tiempo ue 108 ~1[08(liC08, .. \.LJlERl.'O feC1'(!!\un. eoo us in·
gcnios08 juguetcs al h\piz ll. los demas lL1iCIU \11'08 de e ns
Cllcaotatloras y 1'('nOI1l1I1'u<1as 1'C\l1oion('s de nmigos de las
Bu(mas LetrftS. S(' compren!.le 'luC cl tmYie'o dillujnnte
de cntonce8 supo I\p1'ovccluu' tllll pl'Opicia. compaflia,
saturftO(108e en (·l1n del rcfinnt10 gusto Ill\('-a i como en
otro8 ramos-Ie Iii tillgui6 lI1a8 tl\\'(le en In. eleccion do
temas y formoR Iit('rarins parn. Bu {lo trrl' Y silllpar III bol'
de pcrio(lista.
"IncalclllnlJl('s SOil los h(,ll('ficios C1lHl )'('portnn 1\1
hombre 108 \injes I'll gt'oeral, )'n pOI' paf e en donde
irradia IlL ci\'ilizacion, ) n pOl' nueva ('01l11\1'CI\8 l\uicl'tlls
a Ill. cultllra y (·1 pWb'l-eso, ya 1'01' )'('giotlcs 8ltlraj<'li y
crizR(las de peligrotl. J.JOS rilljl'R, toll08 10 snl\elllos, 80n
)lor cxcelellcit~ eficaccs COIIIO (·ticucla de In "idn. prncti·
en; (lI108 procurnn en lIn'\'(l ti('mpo U. un illt1iriduo inteligente
y ob8ervnllor, llIultitud de conocimi('ntos )
l'iel'tI~ ('sll('riclIl'i1l II'H' Illrfdl'llt'lIl(' putlda IIIlcl"iril' I'll
II\\'gll!l , i~iJil'ul 11(' ('I)tlll\io/l t('oril'o/i, 'ill frii/iIHlIIl ' \' ,·1 \,(,.111 -
cill11 ('irel1!to 11<,1 .'l1clo lIatnl; ('11011, pur IItl':! /,art(·, re·
fn', ('an .·1 1'('1'1·1'1'0 (' 011 111111 11111'\'1\ l'Uni"IIIt! Ih· IIlt'n '1110'
(Illn lSN('ni(l;lIlnl Illlil1l0, allll) ('n III 11110 tI" {·I la l'IIxtn,,.ilM
prl'o('tl pn('iollC'x I U/;I\ I'('{III II, ) PNllIitil-11111lI,', ('II ('OIlM'
CU('11 'in, jl1z~nr :\ 1011 hOlllhn'M) 1011 ncont('(:illli('lItoM lit'S
tlo lin pnnto ele ,j ·tn lit' tfJl('l'Illlcill, i1l1J1nn'inli,llld ) \''''11
11 tI'l 111 iclo II!'ogr(' 0.
" 'olltndo ('ololllhiallOs hml nlndo ohit' llI' l' fll! 11
pel'l\Inlll'lIl'ia ('n cl ('.' tntnjcro tan \'II1'Ia(lo y putl ltil (I Pal' tillo
pnm tUI patril COIlIO A LIIbrtTo UU.HA, E'I'L\, g 'II'
liulH'nllulo IWligtl, It! \'('gl'(' /;o .1(' 11 tlo "allcoN, (II..' tn's
aLlOS I'IHllt UTlO, pur Europa), 10 Jt;lot/lflos lTniC/os, prout!
'IIvmtl,ulu'ntc In 1' ('I'ellHl .1(' 10 qUI' HSI' \(:raIlIllS, . \U1I'I1I(·
(~IIIiZ\l 811 prill1('m t'xenl' 'ioll ( ld;;)-l. 'ij~ ) IJaII:lllllu. (. ('11
la pl('IIitllfl 1/1' (' a • (wrfllllllula ('(Iall," (' 11 '111(' Ill ' illl
aione., ('u:t! \luho 11' I(JI'nal!ulad,, ' lI1aripo ·ilS, ufu 'call In
Illl'IItc jill ('nil, illl\lUl.'llllllula pOl' ellllulltlu (1(' fas'illnclo ,
ra pero (I('ligl'o~HI lJuillleras rttu'stl'll IH'r('~riuff pUllo 'n,
1'1\1' tiC' SlI Idl\1i\ ha taut' fnNz:~ tit' \'oIHnt~l(l pam allrir,
I~ trill 6,' de los sPlhwton'S n·fina.1lli(·nto; 11<· III ,icla 1111"
tropolihllll\ curopea, nncllo pa ..... ntc i flU(' nprol 1'1'110 I' ll
('stucliul! I\l'tl ticos lmj(l lil Ilire('l'i(lll tI(' nola\,/t·,' ,naN;tros,
TamhiCon lliapnso 11(' ('SOS lH'('t'iol!()~ lap 0 ' (Jt. til'''1
po pam int('I'nlWse a pie ('n (·1 fondo lIe If~ ('l1.llll'ifla n or
mantia, 110 on califlatll\t' hup\(' turiNia, fllle 1m c:\ air<'
)luro J uollos paisaj('s, !;illo pam acllluiril' )I('rnll allll('l1
to nOclonc' 111(\11\1I\1(·s sohrc In ilHlu 'trias agrkola) 1" "
cuaria., EI apreuclizA.j 'I'll c' tos l'illllO ' tu\'o ('n ('~ l1ida
ntilfsillHl I\pli nd6n enlr' nlg-HUltS ratio as "II 'i('I1(la d('
III .'abaua de Bo:-,"otil, cxf<:uc1irndo ' liS " cnta.i .I ' III pII .
Idico (·u las colll111nati de EI A[JriclIllol', IJl1e fundo .AL·
JJER'l'O (1 (;0), ('n llUiOIl ae (10, tonllofa!\o ' ('ahall.'ro ;
y U' bl1f' nO efl'ctn pl'llcticos Ie· , 'nliNoIl diploma d~
hooor y mcdalli\ de platn pOl' oll'l('1'1l1inado proc/lldu · t\('
S1\ IIH\.nufactHl'IL Ijuc prescnto PO la Expo ici6\J nnciollal
dn 1 71
"li'uc, in cliula, <1(. ma' tra ccnllcntall' 1'(·'ultado ·
pam las llella Arto y "arias inllu tria "bi 1'10
nlg{tD t('IIlJll0 del sallE'l'. Asf pu ,lliYitiio ('nton '('
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iOlltnnt~8 en (lift'I'cntOl:! ,ia de ohs('I'\'lIciun (. iustruC'ti, 0
('ntn'tllnimi nta, Pile a, hlll!! ('OIlCIIlTcnte a la E, 1'0 ici6n
l rlliYt'nml de Pari ('11 lx'j~, ~ :l ('naula I'~ lIihil'iolies
Sp uudnriall )muo ('1\ aqUt'lIa {-poca; yi!;itli rt'Jlctidl\\
l1ento los lUllS Ilotalll('/J IIlII/JC'OS, Itihliotc{,lI~, illlltitutotl
y monUlUclItos Iii ,tliric-os (Ie glll'ClPll; se ('Olllltitn,rll {'II
oblign.tIo auditor (\(' tO(ln ('ollf'l'('llCi,~ l'lll,lic'a tic \1II101c
cientftka, lit()I':tl'iI\ (' intlu:-\trinl; nltcl'IIlIu(lo al )ll'opio
tif'lllpo, con lUll (' ,tllilius 1(\1(' 111\ 'fa ('n Ills tallere lIe afa
mac10 IIrtistns, l' U) liS rcllll'iolll" culti, I\I,a conlillllll ntt',
al par do Ill' dl' 1IOIII1In'8 ('(,Idln's ('11 las c:i('Il('i:\ ,(,lila
litemtura J l'n III politica, :, '1l1i(lI1<'::1 r<"tl'lIta,I.):1 ell SI1 al bUill
(Iir('\.'talllt'llte lh'l natural.' olotcll!a al piC' a· t· ,tos
bosquf'jos int('\'(' allte ' lH.'llSlIllliC'lltus Illlt6grafo ', B,'ni ,
bio, obl'e us <'>x('ursiones pOI' <:I ('olltinellh', apunt('s
conc('ptno os y nnwtlos de 10 ' clI~d() fll('I'OIl b('llll 1I11U' Stm
la Cor/'e.~pon(7cJlci(/ de B8P(( ii(( eJlte (I i ri 'Ti6 III ReperiQrio
C010lllbi(lI1<1 de Hogohl. FOl'\l1antio part (1('1111
selecto grnpo tIc jchclI(" ('olllpn triotl\~ 11'1(1 fuu(la ron I-'()t~
A nde.~ (>u Pnrts, toC'o1 It .\LUBR'J'O ('ll('argar 'C de tina
Secci6u de e t<.> pE'l;ulli('o lih'rario, ('lIlbelleticndolo du,
mnte Rll precaria ('xi 'tcnda, can ori~dna1('s )' Hniatlas
ilu traciones;) (' nc1i('stro de talllHIIH'm en t'fa alidl\cl
de traulljos de I" pr!'ll a mopc", 110 tn ('1 punto lIe COIl ce"
bir el pro),ecto d' e8tableccr Hna C'1ll)lre n 1\n{doga en
In ciudad (]I'I II nacimiento, Pel'() I)(,C<.' 'Haha dl' un pr(' cioso
l'equisito pam el cOll1pldo logro de Sll plan; J Sl1
~fmio in\'cstigaclor, arti,'o (0 in, iUlIant(' Ic lIi7.o clescubrir,
eo 10 clr(.lllos tll'tf tieo' eJU(' fr<'clIcllta\':t (' 11 In ca,
pital de Francia {~tlll jo\'cn ('. pallol, po,'<'cdor de esqui,
sitas pr<.>uc1a personales,' fJlW {'.it'reia alII con haLilidad
('I dificil lute dcl gmhadn ('\1 mnclt'rn, 11 al I:lllo pOl' URDANEl'A
u iucli pensahlo anxilinr :\mt,os cOI1Ct'rtaron
Sit V'enidaa America, X II metliac1o ' de ll'VO junto ' piBabnn
Ins playa cl' 'oloilluia,
, Uno i no ('I Ill", h(' llo ra8go 11(' t:dC'lIto )' patrio ,
tislllo que presentn, Iii (>jrcutoria (Ie .\LllHRTO (RDA. NETA,
e la. fundaclllu) ost('nilllicnto uc-I PUjJf'l Peri6dico
IlII, tl'ado, prilll('ro uojoso de pal'tid08 y 11(' polcmicns
personalf', )' ('I) lI ' colul1lna '-como u campo
neutml y pacifico-lW !Jan Ill('zt'lado, C'11 lit! pllramcnte
eientlfica, literada y al'tlstica, 10 nOlllbr s Ull incli\'illllos
pcrteneciontes II. distintll' O)lillio11e8 poHti 'as. POI' 1ll('(1io
<1(' Sll n.utorizado organo contribu) 0 ('n gran parte RDANETA
al extraorc1innrio modllliento intclectual de
que )111. dado sei'iales BOgOt{l cl('sde 1 1 en ;,ulelante;
estimul6 eJ amo!' nl e tudio d<.' In lIistoria nacional, de
In. arC) ueologia, de la etnogrnfia, y de la' uellas artes, q lie
dejabn mucho quo <1e cal' entre nosotro. ; hizo couocpr
ionumerables l'etratos), uiogntfia de pCI' onajPs oriulluos
de Oolomui;~ J otros paf es del Dll(",O hemisferio; di,
vuIg6 yaliosos clocumentos hi t6l'icu , que de otm mnner/\
haurian perm;\uechlo inddinidalllCute inedito , A.L,
BERTO fue, lIdem;ls, incansahlc c'ollluoraclor de SII crea,
ci6n periodistica: su pinc('I) 'tt lapiz prod\ljt~ron pa.ra
elln. retrn.tos, tipos locales, pl\i "jell ) yiiI<.>tn i!lIstrath'n
de novelas y compo icioncs pot~ticas, qn cran repro<1ucidos
en madera. pOl' el lJuril del lli<'stro pl'ofeso1' Ro(1rIguez
y sus discfpulol!. De In pIUIlH\ de Il propio Dil'('C'tor
nparecieron sllcesivl\IUentc ('11 In cita<11\ }luulicaci6n
uien elauo\'tH10l.l articulos sohre 11\ ,ida de cclebritlaucs
antiguns y contempOl'llllCn8; II1'e\ ('S noli ia de itleutico
cnraeter sobre los ('srritor<.'s flue 1c tin'Off'dan ('On lOB
A~O 1.
principllles ('studio/! hiogl'l.lfh-.oM, intNca.lacIaa a guisl\ de
medallon, ('n el t('xto do cstOI! mi811H1S hoeetos, y en CI\lial\
tl c1e )Ire, Clltnci6n ncl'hlculal {\ SlIS If'ctures; 18. elg(,
lIlat(lIO~la, U c tllilio itouogrlHictJ tIe Bo\fvnr, trabnjo
('onrienzlllijo, till icc <'II /Ill ('las('; un" relaci6n
de su ,illjC' IL Unmras, moti ,aelo por e I Oenteonrio <.1('1
Libcl'ta,lor; copiol!ns Ilotas arl!sli(,:tH y bihliogl'Rficns, y
rori tllll qut! tlll.uan cucllta tI(' I(ls SUC<'S08 1116s notabJes
tIl' lholltro J flH'l'I\ cie' 1/\ capital, alpi('allal! ue Hna lUil'
('c);lnct\ de Itt; Il'S y n~nl(la bINI ohsen'aciouel!.
" PCrllIitn ('IlOS, pam conclufl', un Illlllil IIplira"le a 1/\
carrera tern'nal el(' tl'lclItl'O illlstl'o y final{'c!J(I qUE' inclinnn sn tallo para salu<1arlo Ii. 8U
paso' }:\ ro\'ol\' i~n(lo C agitllllnllwllt<', 118jo C\'t'St8S de
(!SpUlIla, l:ontm fil'llH'S lIwlcs l'O('nlloIl1l8,)' forllll\ntlo bella
cl\scn(\a 1(11(' ('n ortlece 0.1 bosque! con Sll (>str6"ite y 08,
tC'lItn. aure'ola de pris1ll(~ticos colon·s que Ie preRta (41
01' ~ a cusanch{LIHlos con llH'nos (llIpctu por sitios mist('
riosos CJue com'i(lan ;\ snborcal' illilios prillla\'erales a
Ia. SOlllhl'c tIc \l)ajestU(lSOS ar\'oles, eUJas nlientes raices
lalllc sin ce at'; a Y(,ccs sl'l'pC'nt(,lI.nclo a1 tra\"~s pin,
to\'(> cas "C'g;tS, fcclI n dada con 8U rif'go, )' CIl donae dispers()
s grupos clo ganatlo pa(:en tra.nqllilos, uoos, y otl'OS
desfila\1 haria, el allr '\,/u1<'ro de In orilla; mns alia, divi(
liontlo u camlal parI\. en ir tl(' fUNZ;\ Illotriz 6. lDIl,
'luinas de III illdustria hUll1ntln,; mas I('jos 1\(10/ rodl\nfl0
lUall :ullenh', C'ngrosallo con II\. afitl('lwia c1(1 distintos
tributal'io ,y IIcvando OIl Sll IOlno fnl.gil(' barcas (1('
geuta (ille ltusca ('I pnn cotilliano en la na\'('gaI'i6n; has,
ta qu(', )lor ultilllO, se arroja, {\ Stl tllrno, III seno de un
gran rio 0 dC'1 Oceano, on CllJO auislllo 8e confunden
pnm siclIlpro sns aguns, P('ro 'obre\'i('ne suuita conmoci6n
suhtcl1'l'\nea: ol,stl'uY('Il'e la fUE:'lltcs que enante
Ilrgll\n {~II~ 'up('rfiC'i(', Y ('I arroyo desnp:lI'ecc !l(·jan<
10, COlllO reclleruo de" 10 q 1\0 fu(o, Sll callce tortuoso y
('co, ell Cll) 0 foudo YI\cetl pielh'a y fn\gmoutos ue trollcos
il1C:l'lIst.'ulo8 en UI\I1(:O dn arena, haciont1u contraste
ilcncioso y tri te COil los '-m'des lIIatic<'s do 11.\ Sl'h'a \.
de los pl'ac10s (IUf' borat\n In rillel'a, So mRs l'esonarAn
los poetico, lIlurlllullos que nlegraban e 08 agl'('stl.'s In·
"ares; ni 1<\ lIe igua.1 Ilrbolctln con SIlS parasitas Y SllS
colgnntes liana, sc rE'fiejaran alii en modblo espl'jo; oi
los I'cbnflos tic In. IhlDun\ acutlir{lIl n nllaglU' su so:!<1 eo 1&
coniento; IIi (,I molino 1Il0\"en\ SllS 11\ 0 1.1 08a8 aspaa y SII8
circular ·s 'llllOlas o,unndonadns en \:\ malezl\; oi 188 Ji.
gems elUulU'cllciolles 1HWegnl'llIl ('I ultimo traYl'cto exhausto
del JiIJllido clelUento. j '1'0110 Ita cfllnuiado !-Asf
file );\ "iUa. do ALBERTO URDANE'J'A, con selUejantes
peripecias 6 ,incitlcnt('s, y, COI\\O el a.tonito espeeta(\or
nutc IHluel extinguido tOl'l'ente, totIos contemplam08 hoy,
con cierto scntimieoto (Ie melancolia y (lesoJ8ci6n, el
puesto ,'ado y enlutac10 <1e e to prcelaro hijo de Colomhia.
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AMISTAD,
I
. ' ,1£ l\fISTAD! j sentimiouto sublilDe! if. ~Tal yirhlU con su nomhre no mas,
Ie 118 ins»ir8<10 delicia y ('neantos
Hoy, COlllO antes en cnlHlidn <.>(1al1.
En la inflmcia\ peusaba que amigo
l~rn el nifio neino 1\ llli hogar,
Digitalizado por la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango del Banco de la República, Colombia.
No". 9 y }( . OLOMBIA IL ,vl'UADA. 1;; 1
Que en 11\8 1l0dl('~ (1(. IUlln H'oit\
Por jllgllr Il. hllli(~nrnH' a1 7.nglll\l1.
Em eleulIlpliel' IIcti\'\I ('11 In e 1'll(Ih~
Pn!'a ('1 ticllIl'o PI'I'dcr, ('ll <,I cUIlI,
POl' los CIlHlPOS, buscAbnlllos fr('!iI\~,
1';0 Ins call,·:! hullit-io y Rulll7..
Si cl\stigo nos tllllJl\ \l lOll pltd I'('S
Pro('urnhll\llos juutos lIol'nl',
y 1\1 8ufrir del 1II1lt' tro (·1 ne'i<'ITo
t'olllpnrtflllllos sush,s y amn.
j PlIsnti('lIlpos Rcndllos dt'l niuo
Do inoceucill J call1lo\' "irgiTlI\I !
j Si \'ohierno 10 jllegos d,· entollces!
j Si ('sn horns pUtlif'l'Illl tornnr!
11
Yfl desplIl>:!, cua[l(lo lI 'Olllan III 1\1111/\
Los nllJorE's tiel tiempo stinll
Y los j\l<,go tIE'l nino SE' cl\mhinll
En \i:;ion('s ~ en u€'ilos ,in par;
CUlHu11) \1\ columhralUo tleill/Hles
Y sc fijn (·ii 11\ lIl(>ntl' un ichonl
Quc n~stimos {'on Illc(>s tie alll'ora.
Y al seguil'lo ('ual 80mbi'll S(' \ a;
'llaolio amor con (·1 clartlo nos tllt'lt
1\11\8 IIgntIo y .nti! dl'1 cnrc;lj,
Y nos CIUlsn trist<'zils J gO('C ,
St'n ftcioncs !I(> unr-ioo ('elc tial ;
Cnllntlu lIello Ill' lu7. (·1 fltturo
Sl> pre'scnta 1Il1I) )cjo., 1\,1Ir.,
"in confhw8 ni l1ulI('s OSCIII';I
Qll \)\\(\i('I'IU1 ~ n hri110 ('Iltpaflar;
]';1 IImigo (·s l'lltOllCC di\"('n~o:
La. expansion quP produce ('sa. ctlatl
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Ell un lwcho "al i<>n tP~, I<~l' I.
(;lImarnlla de ('aill') col<'gin,
OlJligndo f!lctor en un plnn,
COli ficJCll te f'n III inti nlas ml i In',
En costlllll\,re r gnsto ignlll j
~I, prim<'l'o coullce IllS tronl.
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CUftIlC\O dulce l'('sue\n's(' Cll Cl1l1tos
Ouanto 1\1 alma tlP ('uura. falllz.
Con (-I "11 III os {\ dalli~as y fie tas
y 8o\cmos las 110('11<'>9 paslli·
Eu ('o)Olluios ~' risas, 1)('\llIjO
1)(.\ halc6n de Ii\. 1\11I<\11a el< .. itlall.
i Ay! \'('cllcnlos snn e. os que' l1UDCa
Dc In I\H:nte sc llUeden \101'\'1\1',
Porqu(> gnanl/\n pl."rflllllPS Y cu('anto~
Que tan s610 product" (" n cllad.
111
P(·nsc IlIcgo, €Jue amigo E'clui\'nle
A un hp\'l\lIl00 en el alliin, \'craz,
Que ('ompal·te los goc('s y pena
Y ('o1l8u('los y a 11 xiii 08 no dll.
Alta ego, pnul<'nte Pl'OCUnl
Nuestras falta8 Bufrir y callftr;
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gil \I pl·(·ltO {'Oll ~al1tn h'nlt'lIl;
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IlItNC:; Il! ill )lirillllo~ "11 toclo,
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Lh'A"!l Ii. , "1' de In ('aRn lin gUllnlifln
Que ('11 nllsencia (h·1 CltI'O (\f'fiellelp
1>,,1 hOllnr (·1 hall\Hrtl' ct('I'UI\1.
EI ' u~piro po.-trf'l'o l'ecllw
Y no ' ci '!Ta 11\ 1IIano 1\1 d('jul'
Elltf' Illllntlo cl!' tanto. IH'Slu'('~
Pura hacC'\' n I\(>stro ,illj!' final.
::iieltlp\'c ttl, C ) 0 1I11ligo 11111) lJu£'nos
(~u(' ('0 mis 1101'11 ' dc 1101'1'<'1)(\0 pennI'
'onjuraroll honn 'CI\,: ,Ic lIJi 11111111
Y In (liemn ('0111'\1('10. , pH7-.
~I as ('011 nOIll IIrc <1(' am igo ' .... Diu mio!
i ('niiut 11,\)11110 y tmi 'ion, ('uanto nwl!
l~\Y! (·a11(·1\Io· ..... la. lIa~n . del alma
So Ilt·hi<.>nlll 1110 tl':lr~(' jamHs I
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HEnALD/CA OF/C/lfL COLOMB/ANA.
81E)lPRE hCllw. Illinllio COli particular nt('llcion ~. CA-
riiio, como que ('stil ell In indole de nne trn puulicacion,
cnallto e refi('l'e il. doc\ll\l('ntos hi turicos naciooa·
les (l'\{' se COD. ('IT('nin~tlit ., 6 (jlH' no NlTl nficiE-nteIllentc
cono 'i dos.
Lo csct1l10s de nnna CJuc nne tm patrin tUYO en us
primero8 dia" ('OIllO sfl1lbolo dc 1I soheranla ) tie sus
glori,ls, SOil g(>lH'l'Illmcntc ignorat1o . Ya en lIlUnerOs
pa ado tlimu ' la J'('protluccion del prim ro tario genernl
que fll ~ tIel Lib(,I'tn(\or, ~ ellyn hiografia pnulicllluo )'11
<'11 nuestro ' n(llllero' 4° \ .)0
IH arJlll cn copin 10 ' ~XI)\'l' 'n tlo (\oc\ll\I('nto :
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Ofl.\;\".\ll.\ F' f' \ \11 Itt( .\ OF-f, ... , It,
"POI' clInnto (,I ''(In''n' '0 Ill' los mL mOH 11:1 ('xpetlillo
la signicut L('~: '"
•• f:L (:o""nf.~O (' 1 '" 1'1t,\\"I'L'~" I II' n IA 'l.L\ .\ (ill. '.\11.1 '
., IInuientlo m<,clitallo en nnin d SI\:; .e. ione~, \ eousi<
1eraotlo IH'cc 'nrio y 11(' In 1I1a~ alta illlportno 'i,~' para
It\ RellulJli<'n :
"1" Quc 1:\ ... '"o<:\;\ Uranllrla, el\ In lIohl£' 01ldici6n)'
actitlHl poJ{tka ;lllm' .(. lIa ('It'\'allll, s('a conoridl\ pOl'
1/\.<; lll\cioncs cxtralljt'rlls ,'llll ('] ('aral' tcl' \1mpio cI(' un
g tlltlo illll('p<'l1tlil'nh' j
":!" Que IllS lidos de la ilntoridnd e01l titulda para la
\'oluntatl d(' )o pueulo::! ·c IIInnifh'stnn llHn·tl\(lo~ con loa
atribllto. til' In soht'l'ania :
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Digitalizado por la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango del Banco de la República, Colombia.
UOLOMBIA IIJU.'TUADA. ANO 1.
':l" (lll<' ('ollsignanllotH' ('11 los IllOIlIlIll('utOR PllhllCOR
ll~ ougu t:~ memoria dt! In [ml('pC'IHlcllI'ia de ]1\ Nn(n l\
U rail It II a, d' tra:\mitn I~ ]1\, \lIllS r(,llloht po~t('\'iclt\d j
'4" BII fill, 11', (,I\nllo dYHIllC'nto litH' ('11 lng/\\' lie Il\s
in igllills fltdicins del dl'spotisillo npnrl'zca to tn Due"n
He'pM,I,i;n ('Oil 10 '(,lIci l10s .r )lroCioNo ntlornos quo Ie
eonce'dlU )a TlnLuml('/.I\; Ito. V('oitlo NI tlccrchl.l' ('I ('scnllo
de armll ' do lit H('pllbJil'1t ('II 11\ fortlllt siguie-lltc :
" 'NIL (.J (':';('u(lo unC'iollnl aCIIlll'tc'lncIo pam Ill. 11i 'tri·
huciun d • 10 'i "no , If lit' llistin "U{'11 y enl'att'rizall {~ In,
Nnon\. Omnncln, (\ ila\tN: (,Il {'I printor (~nnrt('1 11(\ fi 'n·
I'l'l\'i\. 01 'hill1uOJ'HZO I\rroj:uHlo Jlnlllns do fuogo pOl' In
parte tIe .Altiz;\lln; ('ll el St' 'unclo I Onaoi' (Ill a ·titu(l
de alZlll' 01 '11('1" Y con la garganta 1(" '1l11t/ula: en t·1
t ·)'('('ro la casct\.da lIe 'l'(·qlll'lIdal\lll.: <'n ('1 cuarto (·1 1st·
InO de PanHm:'i on dos hM os ii ,II. l/laos pura. denotllr
10 tlos IllHn·s. gl soitretollo !;C'rlL tWa Grannela a\)icrtll.
EI tilllbl'(' till arco y :t1jalm clIn tJl'cltns <'n allpn, ) lIna
II.· e:sta I l'rtil'll!. La gll;nll\.llla COlllptU·stn. de granndas
y nllI1n ;ulccnadnllH'ntp (·utn·lazatia , orlal'{~ sn ('ontoI"
no, y ultitno.lIlt'nte c pontIl'l'l. en su circunfer('ncil\, soure
los colorc. l1e In lJll.nd<,1'a nacional, 1:1. in 'cripci6n 6 di"isa:
Prorillcias Unil/((s de let Nuct:a Granada. Toao en
confol'l1lidn.d del l1ispiio y del'l'C'tos que se acompnfi!\.n
JlMa detcrlllinnr I(ls <,sll)altcs y din~rsns I\plicl\cion(' el(·\
c cnelo nacional, qllc t\ I' (~ al Poder Ejecuth 0 para llUC sl·llndlt (' t.t L<,y
COI\ ('J sello Ill'Ol i ' iolln\, pnlllica(In.J cOlnnllicac1a {i qUil"
lies corr{'~JlolI!l1l tl'llg"}l 811 (·IIHlplindf'nto. Dnda ('II ~all'
taf" fI(· ]~ll~(ltii, l'n 1;1 ilala 11(, st· iones (le·l COIIgl'(' 0, (L l ·t
de Julio eI(' ]13]5.
" Por <,1 ~ol1grl' 0, P II D(LLA., Prl'siclC'lIt(·.-:\IADRTO:
Yic<,pn'siden t!'_-GufitJrrez, Di plI t'1I1 ,) ('(·I'<'tn1'i.,."
Por tallto, y c1c('rl'ta/lo ('1\ ('st.\. [pella sn CHllIplilld,·II.
to Y 1'1"0111 It )garioll 11 III 1111:1 mos t't totlas Ius ;\ ntori tillth'~,
('orpol';U' iOIl('N, eiuIlacl:1I11J ,r lIaltitnntC'1'; 111' las Prorill'
cia Ullidll~, til' 'lIalqlliC'ra cla, (> quc 1;('1l1l, la, l'UIII!,I"n,
~1I1\1'l11'11 y l'j('(' lIt('n IIn('i,:flc\oln ('lIl1lplir ~11:U·llal'." ('_k·
clltar ('n/la HIIO ('0 la pnrtl' cJlll! It' tonI, ~ill lIa('('r l1i IWI' IHitir
(,Ma ('11 ('ontrHrio II en, 0 (·fl' ·to 10 OoldNno ' III
]ll'olllltigar;lrt CIIII la , !;oll'lIlui'(lalIl's Ilc·1 ('n"o PU sns 1"('s,
I,('<'til as Prorill('ia: -" la ltan~1I lijlll' I'll 10 ltlgal'(,S p(t hlieo.
IU'Ostull1ltnllJm::, r(,llliti('n llo IHS tlili,r('n('in '1"(,
HrJ'('rlit/'n ItHitC·r10 ;ll>f pl'l\ctil'~ltlo,
'D11I10 P11 (·1 Palado d(O) Go\ti('\'Ilo gt'I1C'1'al, fil'lllnlio Ill'
l1nC'stl'a mallO, .1'1);\110 COil f'1 s(dlo proYi iounl <11'1 COli ·
~n'so .' 1'(' fr('llI1ado POI' Ill\(' tro S('cl'l'tario 11t' E t;1(10 )'
Hc'lncioJl('s gxt('riol'('~ ('n ~antnf~, II 14 (1e Noyielllhl'l'
lie 1 ' ] 5.
I (TIay 1111 ('lIo),-~r. R TOH(Clt., P. DI.\ f\ \
rJllANADA 1':'1 T .. \ A:UF'IlWA 01'1. ,",
" POI' Cl\l\nto el 'ongl'(·so. c1<~ las mislll:l. (·xpidi6 In
\"<,solnci6n 'iguicnte:
If (.! I. cO ~n ll ~';) I)lt L\,>i (,!t", 1 ,,\( 1 \ S \ '" Ilt\S UP. .... \ '\:l :~ \' \ 01( \, ' \n\,
do, r11 (·1 Pllla('in 11(,1 '; .. hi('rno g('lIl'ral, firlnall" tic'
c)(' llUl'stm rllallll, IH·II"llu 1'011 c·1 SI·II(1 finn isillllal ioo, pach'e y amigo,
Arrtljlltt' ('on futillll\ (·onnl\l17.n.
Bo.>goto_-1889,
J
1IIII'sfra JIlIlI'II(' llIl,'II!'i;1, ~i 1\(IIiI'Ill' 1'11(' ('I ,l(q)ill'l' dl' ('sa
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I'll 1:"1,, "Il:lI 111'1'1'111"1\ ill\ ('nc'illl(', ~ Sll~ ll('r'ho~ I'r~I!~lra
do: P"" la I I isfllrin, 1111 plllln'lIl hOITHI':H' d('1 ('UI nZ{1I1 11(,1
\1(11'1010 qnl' .1) Itil"':'l n'r1iltlir, EI }lnt('lll(' hntllo.' Ins 11/1-
1n1"riCI\!; hazafta: ,II' t' 'l' hijll rh' IllS plllllpH, ,(·tI(>1,011l,1~n.S,
S\'I'1Il1l1aroll la olll'n ,ll' UIII\I'I ('fclIio 1)1'('drstinarlo para )zal'
frillllf;1I1tc- 1:1 hawl'lll ,1" la ,I...J i\l('rlad nl tl'aH''S 1d(' I1lr,' 10
conlilll'nt(' sllr-allleril'auo, Pas!lIh~ In lucha ('ontra cl c10
lllillArlol'PxtralljPru, (,I :ulmirahlr ('iYiStllll (1<' PAEZ ('on ~
nlirl(; 111 nl'lIIj'hliea ('n SII Plltria,,\ rig-iendo los (l~'sti
110,' )Il1HtkoH <1(' lostn pOl' segu\l,ln \'('7., fill- (1(> los !l1'1111(' IllS
('u h'u,l('1' slllltlli ·tOS;1 Jnauo :i In 'c'ucid.~ fiwria, 'J'ras
Ins n In. til'ITf\. <1<'
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(,I ('nrifto (J (lhri~o dc' n. lur<'8_
:-IOll'IIIIl(' J lll(')'cl'itla npot('osi prineipiu para P \EZ
f'oTl In n',1 i t\1 ('; 011 elt· .lIS ('('11 it;\. II. 1ft. Pntrill ell 1:-1, ~ ,\
('ontillllnr[\ (·t llOlllrnaj<' 1 {'olltienzo 11(' In ('01\11111 ,illn n'\('ilillal.-CnltIHlo
',1111-:11 otro Indo dl'1 Tar,him-H' organi7.an lHIllH'ro:ns
sU(:i('lll\cl('~, SC' r(,(II1('n fllu,!c" ) PI"(I('1Il':111 los lllNlios para
III'Yal';\ cabo lal pm.H·(·to III JlHr <1(,1 Oobicrno g('!J('ral
A~O 1.
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11(' II~ ('ali,!:,,1 1(11(' 1;(' qui('m, ) (~ III 1I11l1l() 1alllllil-ll. le'c'to
n'lI J'('~NI
'111(' ]lOl" Ilnllal'NI' .. n COllstallte 6 ('\1 actnal 11\ '1m, neef'Hit
'n <1(' ('11:\ COIllO in, t.nlllwnto (h· villa 6 ,l(! trinnfn,
sino (IIH.' (' ,t{i. 'o\1,ngm<1ll ii n, llntns gC'llNuh' ',a la \lIf'jnm
<1(' In. soci<'Chul 1\1 1'('('lIc)'(10 .1(, lall g-I 01'\ 1\, de hi
Patrin \' I.'n stlmn, (~ Iii literlltUl'll, al artf' y a III ('i('n('in'
, J , '1 1
POI'Il'IC lin p<'ri6<1ico (1(' ('sa natnl'll,I('zll so 0 }111(,( 0 coutnr
(~1I11 cl njl(l) II (Ie Ins que 1I0 <,9t<"n 11lulo, 011 ('UNIII) Y alma
It In IIrgc'ucins.' {L las pllsion('s <1c'l 1l10111('uto, ,
" POI' ('stas consi.1 ellitllda ('11 B(J~otll. Ill' ((lie ('s ))i)'('dfll' ('llIlu',', :trio
cl ;ciior D, ,JOII(: '1'. Oaiul'oil;, y grabllcl(,r ,,] -('ilO1' D_
A II fOil in [(o((,.["u('-:.. Hns 11 (l1l1cros (j Y I, ('OlTl'spoutli('I1-
t(, il In f(,('ha (';1 1(11(' ,C {'(·Ic'hra In ('llInn('ipnf'itll1 JluHtira
elf' 'olOlllhin ronticnt'n tl'almjnN litt~rario:; (!t,1 1\la~ or
lIlloritn 1'('('11('1'(108 lJistl;ril'os oportunos .' hilJ~l'llfin,s '!
, (·1 Ilc ead., lIl1ll de In n·. I)('di\ al; ,'('('C'iun('s polftlf'a. ; r('trato!l int(,n·.:lllt('s, ('011 I;~ ('x)lresac1lt f('sti\'i.hlll fo;C
ln,'lo ('~ !jll(' In :lllti~na XU('\:! nr;luatin, pl\.l'f(' inh>lrr:\l1-
to '1m file ell' In (i ran ()Ololllllin,." .'(1IC. (' It?nl':\ (>n ('O!ls('r":\
1' ('l;t 'l'(','onant(' nOlllhn', no 1111\'(' ('011 llHltf('rE-IWI:l In
}lI'O).illlitlnll (le csa llotalll" feclla a 'Ill(' nos l'('fcrimos, 1'01'- '
IJUO no'otl'OS 110 Oll1Q nH'1l0R dl'utllll'('S q uc V rllc'ztwlll
rOlll'i,h'l'Il ('UIIIIl Illla
ontinu(leioll el(,1 Papf'i l't'l'i()dico, qn(' fni' fllndl\dll P()I' (·1
SrIII)r », Allltrto err/till ('/0 , III ('I\al 11ll,('(' '11 ltHl~ (II' ('It)
(rio, Ohms Ilc' ('st<' ('n\"lid<'1' 110Ilran (·1 pais. Ojal:I, JllIC· • .,
(,..I, "(' !W ('OllS('\'\ (. C'n la 1111, '11ll\ !>(,I'ena rCl!"ltlll I"IW H IS t a
nlwm Y fJll(' nkanC'e ;llllUllI('ral,le dicntc·III."
Da:lIos las gracias C'01't1il\llIH'1It1· 011 rC'. p(·taldl· ('l,It';!1\
(](' la pre\) 1\ 1l(,0) o)'quina, puC's hic'\) sal)(>lIIo ')lie SII
juici()l'l Pl'oC'('cialitlatl
pi ;\00 (1(' l.'lG, ('n que I I l'ad/i{'(I({ol'l'S cll'sC'argnron
t(lllo su ricror oh)'e 10. patriotas de las (,OIl1I1I'C'a ' reconIJui:
taA D;\ .'O E,'('LA1H~ C'T!)!)
il(' YI'IIf'7.IlC'ln_
,) q,
K (l1'{'!J(lciuJ! dfl rio Si 11I1.-~ 0 iJahflllll(ls tCli i,lo .Illh·s
Hcnsion cle O('lIparnos I'n h
J /tl':lcht 1\ 10' incansabh' (·Jo;ftu·rws eld 1~)tellgen!e y hnlnl
Oohcm:u]l
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