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Bogotá. The Bogotá savanna is the high plateau in the Andes where Bogotá is located. The flatlands are clearly visible in the topography and the result of a Pleistocene lake; Lake Humboldt, that existed until around 30,000 years BP. Bogotá (/ ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː /, [13][14] also UK: / ˌbɒɡ -/, US: / ˈboʊɡətɑː /, [15] Spanish ...
El Dorado (Spanish: [el doˈɾaðo], English: / ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ /; Spanish for "the golden") is commonly associated with the legend of a gold city, kingdom, or empire purportedly located somewhere in the Americas. Originally, El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Brother") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in ...
History of Bogotá. The history of Bogotá refers to the history of the area surrounding the Colombian capital Bogotá. The area around Bogotá was first populated by groups of indigenous people that migrated from mesoamerica. Among these groups were the Muisca (the Chibcha speaking people) that settled on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in what ...
The Bolívar Square (Spanish: Plaza de Bolívar or Plaza Bolívar) is the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá.The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.
Modern Art Museum. Director. Gloria Zea (1969-2016) Architect. Rogelio Salmona. Website. www.mambogota.com. The Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, known as MAMBO) is a museum of modern art located in Bogotá, Colombia. [1] It was designed by architect Rogelio Salmona.
Policarpa Salavarrieta (c. 26 January 1795 – 14 November 1817), also known as La Pola, Or phantom of Bogota was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason.
1539 - 27 April: Municipal council in session [ 2 ] 1540 - City status granted by Charles I of the Spanish Empire [ 2 ] 1549 - City becomes capital of the New Kingdom of Granada. 1550 - Santo Domingo convent founded. 1553 - Main Plaza relocated [ 3 ] 1557 - Santo Domingo convent relocated. 1558 - Smallpox epidemic.
The National Museum of Colombia (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Colombia) is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history, art, culture. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Located in Bogotá downtown, is the biggest and oldest museum in Colombia. [citation needed] The National Museum of Colombia is a dependency of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.