Abstract

GARZON-OCHOA, Edward. Patrimonial Valuation of the Parque-Monumento in Trujillo, Colombia: Democratic Memorial at the Service of a Community of Memory. CS [online]. 2019, n.28, pp.87-124. ISSN 2011-0324.  https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i28.3267.

The memory boom gave way to the construction and proliferation of a memorial heritage that materially and symbolically reflects the identity of the communities affected by violence. In Trujillo, Colombia, after the 1986-1994 massacre, the construction of the Parque-Monumento was proposed as a reparation measure; a democratic memorial, created with the intention of dealing with pain, demanding justice and truth, dignifying and empowering the victims, and spinning the social ties broken by violence. However, the place has been the target of criticism and has even suffered several attacks in recent years. In this sense, a patrimonial valuation was carried out describing the different perceptions that the inhabitants of the municipality have of the Parque-Monumento. In the text, the processes of making it a monument, up to the democratic memorials, are reviewed, and in this way, it provides the historical and social context that gave rise to the Parque-Monumento. Afterward, the positive valuations coming from the works of memory, a fundamental part of the cultural significance of the site, are analysed, which, through practices, uses, associations, and functions consolidate ties of attachment, belonging, and identity. Finally, the negative values or anti-values that come from people outside the community of memory are described.

Keywords : Patrimonial Valuation; Democratic Memorial; Community of Memory; Pedagogy of Memory.

        · abstract in Spanish | Portuguese     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )