Detailed Description
Title: Ideario político de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán: publicación ordenada por las directivas liberales como homenaje a la memoria de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán en el tercer aniversario de su muerte
Creator: Dirección Liberal Nacional
Publication Info: Bogotá : Lit. y Ed. Cahur, April 09, 1951.
Physical Details: 46p. ; 24 x 17 cms.
Physical Condition: Wrappers slightly worn and stained on edges; interior pages fair, somewhat yellowing, fair, legible.
Summary: Includes a biographical sketch of one of the most important Colombian political figures of the 20th century. The pamphlet also transcribes Gaitán's speeches organized according to his political principles.
Historical Notes: Jorge Eliecer Gaitán Ayala was probably the most important Colombian politician of the 20th century. His assassination on 9 April, 1948 marked a watershed in the history of the country, beginning with waves of violence that would last for at least two decades, and that would leave a long-lasting imprint on Colombian culture, and its image across the globe. Gaitán held different political positions in the National congress and his hometwon Bogotá. He knew how to gather followers among the lower clases of the country, advocating for social reforms, and being faithful to his liberal principles. (See for example: Jorge Emilio Sierra Montoya. El Pensamiento Político de Jorge Eliecer Gaitán. Colombia: Plaza y Janés, 1997.)
Donor Notes: A collection of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán speeches which seek to define his political ideals. - J.L.H.
Subject(s): Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1898? -- 1948
Colombia -- History -- 1946-1974
Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P01598
Record Number: 607