Narrativas presentes en la prensa regional sobre el periodo de La Violencia (1946-1958) en el municipio de Barbosa (Santander) y sus alrededores: un análisis a partir del periódico Vanguardia Liberal

Abstract

This internship report presents the results obtained from the search for instances of bipartisan violence within the framework of the period of La Violencia (1946–1958) in the municipality of Barbosa (Santander) and its surrounding areas, using as study material the records of the newspaper Vanguardia Liberal housed at the National Library of Colombia. The search for and analysis of sources, as an essential component of historical science, allows for the development of second-order knowledge and skills, fostering a more complex conceptualization of this branch of the social sciences, as well as the creation and analysis of historical narratives. In this sense, based on the records found, it was possible to understand the manner in which the press narrated violent events, establishing purposes and modes of communication, as well as its position and denunciation of the events. This work was carried out within the research group “Asociación Centro de Estudios Regionales, Región,” affiliated with the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), within the framework of the doctoral research of Professor Diego Andrés Escamilla, which made it possible to approach the practice of historical research, as well as the development and understanding of its narratives.