El discurso civilista en tiempos de la Gran Colombia
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2019-07-31
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Universidad EAFIT
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Desde el momento en que se consumó la independencia de Colombia, y como efecto del legado militar que se heredó de la guerra, se generó una intensa discusión sobre los asuntos militares, y especialmente sobre el lugar y el papel que los uniformados debían ocupar y desempeñar en el marco del nuevo orden institucional. El desarrollo de ese debate no solo aparejó dicha discusión, sino que desembocó en la configuración de un ingenioso y persuasivo discurso civilista, en virtud del cual se intentó subordinar a los uniformados y cimentar el orden institucional de la república. Describir el contenido y alcance político de esos discursos y debates, a partir de lo que se publicó en algunos periódicos y documentos de la época; y dilucidar cómo influenciaron el curso de la vida política e institucional colombiana durante aquellos años, son los objetivos del presente artículo.
From the moment the independence of Colombia was formalized, and as a result of the military legacy inherited from the war, an intense discussion arose on military matters, particularly on the place armed forces should have and the role they had to play within the new institutional order. The development of this debate not only fostered this discussion, but also resulted in a cunning and compelling civilist discourse, by which an attempt was made to subordinate the army and to cement the institutional order of the republic. This paper aims to describe both the content and political scope of these discourses and debates, drawing upon the material published in some newspapers and documents of the time. It also aims to elucidate how they influenced the course of Colombian political and institutional life during those years.
From the moment the independence of Colombia was formalized, and as a result of the military legacy inherited from the war, an intense discussion arose on military matters, particularly on the place armed forces should have and the role they had to play within the new institutional order. The development of this debate not only fostered this discussion, but also resulted in a cunning and compelling civilist discourse, by which an attempt was made to subordinate the army and to cement the institutional order of the republic. This paper aims to describe both the content and political scope of these discourses and debates, drawing upon the material published in some newspapers and documents of the time. It also aims to elucidate how they influenced the course of Colombian political and institutional life during those years.