Resumen de Dos fortificaciones de campaña en los Andes colombianos (s. XIX)
Jorge Alberto Galindo Díaz, Carolina Salazar Ocampo, Ricardo Tolosa Correa
On the current territory of Colombia, the armies at the service of the Spanish Crown built numerous field fortifications, either as defense works on the coasts, or as points of advance towards the interior, although very few have deserved any kind of historiographical recognition. In this communication there is an account of two temporary fortifications erected by the Spanish troops that defended themselves from the local army during the first years of the 19th century, located on the route that connected Santafe with Caracas, conceived by the military engineer Antonio José Galluzo. Of both structures, drawn with a practically identical geometric approach, only one is preserved in good condition despite the fact that it has been forgotten and neglected for decades. The conclusions seek to highlight the importance of field fortifications and promote research on other similar structures, of which physical remains are preserved in American territories.
