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Title
Daytime socializing, Bogotá, Colombia, 1976
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1976
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
Use of images from the collections of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center is strictly prohibited by law without prior written consent from the copyright holders. The responsibility for the use of these materials rests exclusively with the user.
The Bradley Center may assist in obtaining copyright/licensing permission to use images from the Richard Cross collection. http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center/contact
Description
A group of five men socialize and drink outside of an establishment in Bogotá. They are all wearing hats. The two men on the extreme left of the image are kneeling as they each hold their bottle. In the middle of the image there are three men talking. There is also a bicycle laying on the ground. One man is seen walking near them. On the establishment wall there is an advertisement for Coca-Cola. Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and serves as the country's adminsitrative, economic, industrial, and political center. Spaniard Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded Bogotá as the capital of New Granada on August 6, 1539. De Quesada brutally invaded and conquered the Muisca Confederation and their territories. The Muisca Confederation consisted of various indigenous groups that inhabited the area and were organized politically. The invasion initiated the colonial period. After three centuries of domination, Spain’s various enduring legacies continue in present day Colombian society. Beginning in the 1960s, Colombia experienced a crippling period of chronic political instability, partisan hostility, social inequality and violence fueled by the rising guerrilla and narcotrafficking activity. During the 1970s, Colombia experienced a high rate of homicide and property crimes, a campaign of terror by narcotraffickers seeking to halt the extradition of associates to the United States for trial, government repression, a dwindling economy and loss of confidence in the national government. This period of instability continued into the twenty-first century.
Un grupo de cinco hombres platica y toma afuera de un establecimiento en Bogotá. Todos llevan sombrero. Sobre la extrema izquierda de la imagen se observa a dos hombres hincados mientras sostiene cada uno su botella. En el medio de la imagen se observa a tres hombres platicando. También se observa una bicicleta tirada sobre el suelo. Un hombre se ve caminando cerca de ellos. Sobre el muro del establecimiento se observa un anuncio de Coca-Cola. Bogotá es la capital de Colombia y sirve como el centro administrativo, económico, industrial, y polítco del país. El español Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada fundó Bogotá como la capital de la Nueva Granada el 6 de agosto de 1539. El conquistador manejó una invasión brutal, conquistando a la Confederación Muisca y sus territorios, una agrupación de diferentes grupos de indígenas que habitaban el área en ese momento. Con esto nació el periodo colonial, el cual dejó despúes de tres siglos de dominación española, varios legados duraderos que intersectan en la sociedad colombiana de hoy en día. Empezando en los años sesenta, Colombia sufrió un periodo de inestabilidad política, hostilidad partisana, inequidad social y violencia hecha en parte por la creciente actividad guerrillera y de narcotraficantes. durante los años setenta, Colombia sintió los estragos de una taza alta de homicidio y crímenes contra la propiedad, una campaña de terror por parte de narcotraficantes buscando impedir la extradición de sus socios a los Estados Unidos para ser enjuiciados, la represión del estado colombiano, una económia en declive, y la perdida de confianza hacia el gobierno. Este periodo, desafortunadamente, ha perdurado hasta el siglo XXI.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
Black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B17.02.07.11
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/6527
Subject
Village communities
Place
Bogotá (Colombia)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B17.02.07.11.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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