Vargas Swamp Lancers or Monumento a los Lanceros is a large sculptural complex realized by colombian artist Rodrigo Arenas Betancur in the department of Boyacá (Colombia) as a memorial for Vargas Swamp Battle. It is the largest monument in Colombia. Vargas Swamp Battle conmemorative monument, bronze, steel and concret, 33 m height, Paipa, Boyacá Monument to Race bronze and concret, 38 m height is located in Medellín Administrative Center, La Alpujarra , Antioquia Rodrigo Arenas Betancur is a Colombian sculptor, born on october 23th, 1919 in Fredonia, Antioquia. ... Motto: Capital Tunja Governor Area 23,189 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,411,239 61 people/km² Adjective Boyacá is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of Eastern...

Vargas Swamp Memorial

This monument depicts the attack of the 14 lancers commanded by Colonel Juan José Rondón. It is 33 m high and was dedicated in the 150th anniversary of the Colombian Independence Day. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) monumento de la batalla del pantano de vargas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) monumento de la batalla del pantano de vargas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Volunteer Representative Squadron of the City of PoznaÅ„ in the uniform of the 15th Uhlan Regiment of PoznaÅ„ from 1939 A lancer (uhlan) was a cavalry soldier who fought with a lance. ...

The Lancers

In July 1819, while marching against Santafé, the army of Simón Bolívar, exhausted after passing acros the Pisba paramount, faced the Spanish army commanded by José María Barreiro. 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars Localities (localidades) of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Government  - Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area  - City 1,587 km²  (612. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pisba (sometimes spelled Pisva) is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia. ...

Although the location was better for the spanish, and the liberator army had bad odds, the attack of the 14 lancers armed only with lances was decisive in the winning of the battle. The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of different pole weapons based on the spear. ...

The monument

The monument of Arenas Betancur, is a bronze sculpture, depicting the 14 soldiers and their horses, suspended in the air and framed in a concrete structure. Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...