Carlos Pizarro’s hat was declared well protected, not cultural heritage

He culture Ministry clarified this Wednesday that the hat of former guerrilla chief Carlos Pizarroassassinated in 1990 and last commander of the April 19 Movement (M-19)was not recognized as “asset of cultural interest“but it is a good”protected“.

The announcement on Tuesday by the Government that recognized the hat as cultural heritage It raised criticism and controversy in some sectors of Colombia.

“In relation to the recent distinction granted to Carlos Pizarro’s hat, it is important to clarify that said recognition does not constitute a declaration of an asset of cultural interest.“said the Ministry in a statement.

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In this case, this declaration “It is an administrative act in which the competent authority determines that an asset is protected by the Special Protection Regime, in accordance with the provisions of Law 1185 of 2008 and regulatory decrees 1080 of 2015 and 2358 of 2019.“.

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“The recognition of Carlos Pizarro’s hat is based on its symbolic value as a representation of peace and an object of memory, and not on its inclusion in the aforementioned cultural protection regime.“added the portfolio.

This hat was the one that Pizarro used during the signing of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the M-19, event that occurred on March 8, 1990 in the turbulent department of Cauca (southwest).

Carlos Pizarro Leongómez

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The piece has 35.5 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide and 8.5 centimeters high, and was woven from natural and synthetic fibers with internal support. It has a brown leather saddle and is beige with a black exterior ribbon.

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Pizarro had taken a plane Avianca bound for Barranquilla where on April 26, 1990 he would campaign as a presidential candidate, but shortly after takeoff the hitman got up from his chair and shot him several times in the head, just as he had warned those closest to him hours before that would happen.

Of good oratory and with solid intellectual training, Pizarro was the fourth commander of the M-19, a position to which he was promoted in 1986 after the death of founder Jaime Bateman Cayón (1984) and those who followed him, Iván Marino Ospina (1985) and Álvaro Fayad (1986).

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