Battleground of the Battle of Tarqui Panorama
by Al Bourassa
Title
Battleground of the Battle of Tarqui Panorama
Artist
Al Bourassa
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Artworks
Description
The Battle of Tarqui, also known as the Battle of Portete de Tarqui, took place on February 27, 1829 at Portete de Tarqui, near Cuenca, Ecuador. It was fought between troops from Gran Colombia, commanded by Antonio José de Sucre, and Peruvian troops under José de La Mar. It was a victory for Gran Colombia largely because they held the high ground and decimated the Peruvian army. After winning independence from Spain, the countries that are now Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela formed a single nation known as Gran Colombia. Simón Bolívar, the liberator of most of the Andean countries in South America had hoped to join what is now Peru and Bolivia to Gran Colombia, but Peru (including what is now parts of Bolivia) chose to remain a separate nation. (Bolivia had earlier declared independence in 1826.)
This digitally altered artwork is derived from my photograph taken Oct 16/16 in Portete, Ecuador, South America nestled in the Andes Mountains. The town of Giron is in the right of the panorama.
Final processing done with Smart Photo Editor.
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February 12th, 2018
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