The Thousand Days' War was a civil war fought in Colombia from 17 October 1899 to 21 November 1902, at first between the Liberal Party and the government led by the National Party, and later – after t
Government soldiers at a banquet, 1899.
Departments of Colombia in 1890
paintings depicting government troops after a victory
Child soldiers in Panama during the civil war of 1895. Child soldiers figured prominently in all of Colombia's civil wars during the 19th century, including the Thousand Days.
The Regeneration was a political movement that emerged in Colombia in the late second half of the 19th century, led by Rafael Núñez. Its goal was to reverse the social and legal implications of the Ra
The dragon has the face of Regeneration president Manuel Antonio Sanclemente. Vice president José Manuel Marroquín has "the tragedy" written on his chest. An unidentified person is "the comedy". The nation of Colombia is the woman hanging from the rope, held by a monster. The faces of former president and Regeneration ideologue Rafael Núñez and other notable members of that movement are the scales of the monster. The swarm of bees, the secret police, follow the monster who moves on top of a sarcophagus with four tombstones bearing the names of the victims of government persecution. The hat reads "Neither Freedom nor Order" a reference to the motto of Colombia "Freedom and Order".
Satirical version of Colombian coat of arms under Regeneration leadership. "Neither Freedom nor Order" mocking the motto of the republic, Freedom and Order. Instead of the Andean Condor of the original coat of arms a vulture. Instead of the cornucopiae, two femur bones. The pomegranate is replaced by a cranium, the Phrygian cap was replaced by a pirate hat and the Isthmus of Panama was replaced by a beast devouring two ships.