Caldas as Galileo: Republican Print Culture Invents an Obscurantist Monarchy to Legitimate Rule

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1 décembre 2018

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(Author) Francisco José de Caldas, Gran Colombian Republic, José Manuel Restrepo (Thesaurus) cartography, geography, print culture


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LINA DEL CASTILLO, « Caldas as Galileo: Republican Print Culture Invents an Obscurantist Monarchy to Legitimate Rule », Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura, ID : 10670/1.7bog8y


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During the 1820s, Gran Colombia's official newspaper selectively edited writings by Francisco José de Caldas, casting him as a Galilean figure -the martyr of an obscurantist regime. The Gaceta refused to acknowledge Spanish Monarchical support for Caldas and the extensive network patriotically studying political economy and natural history for the Crown. Colombian officials deployed print culture to convince national audiences that monarchical tyranny and chaotic federalism sealed Caldas' fate. They did so to secure Bogotá's capital status and centralizing authority over cities resentful of Bogotá's pretentions. Officials claimed Caldas inspired this call, erasing their appropriation of long-standing state-building traditions from Spain. Forces pulling Colombia apart overwhelmed their efforts.

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