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SOCIAL STUDIES
5th GRADE
THE BOGOTAZO:
COLOMBIA'S LEGENDARY RIOT OF 1948.
What would happened if your home town was burned to the ground? Well this
happened almost 70 years ago!
The real reason behind this attack was never revealed since its author, Juan Roa
Sierra, was killed by the angry mob less than an hour after the crime was
committed not too far from the original scene.
After such violent action,
unsatisfied and angry, this same
mob ransacked and destroy most
of the stores and public buildings in
the area, causing massive fires
and close to 3,000 deaths.
Moreover, the worst was yet to come: the Bogotazo opened the door to a dark
period in all Colombia called “La Violencia” or the time of violence, in which
hundreds of thousands of Colombians would die defending political position that
opposed those of the other.
It also planted the seed for the coming communist ideas that would give birth to
the guerrilla groups. This new opposition will face other violent outburst that
continue affecting us.
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-bogotazo-april-9-1948-2136619
WORKSHOP
Source: https://www.notimerica.com/politica/noticia-fue-bogotazo-origen-violencia-colombia-
20170409071450.html
HOMEWORK
Prepare a backpack with the basics you will need in case of a riot. Take a picture of the
elements you would pack for surviving and paste it in your notebook. The title must be “I´ll
take these in case of a riot”. Explain why you’d take those elements with you in a 5 line
paragraph.