Nuevos sujetos de memoria histórica: La construcción de memoria sobre el conflicto armado de los pequeños empresarios de San Pablo - Bolívar

Abstract

San Pablo, south of Bolivar, is a Colombian territory troubled by violence and internal conflicts. All of this because of its strategic location that helps illegal mining activities and drug trafficking. The history of this town has been built by its own historical memory, and it shows a path of violence that has left more than 80% of its population as victims. This work takes that that historical memory as an investigation method in order to understand the conflict from this small town. This work takes the life story from six small businessmen that have worked for their businesses to legally operate under these circumstances. They have lived through the violence and the lack of help from the government. Their memories allow them to go beyond the mere interpretation of the conflict under the victim – murderer relation, and their past allows them to find answers to transform their present and future.