Bosque de la República, National monument in central Tunja, Colombia.
Bosque de la República is a historic park and national monument, declared by Law 163 of 30 December 1959, in the historic centre of Tunja. Beside it stands the Paredón de los Mártires, an adobe wall where Juan Nepomuceno Niño and José Cayetano Vásquez were shot in 1816, now shielded from damp by a glass panel. The marble Columna a los mártires, a five-tier column honouring the independence struggle, stands in the Plazoleta San Laureano.
The Bosque de la República was declared a national monument by Law 163 of 30 December 1959. Beside it stands the Paredón de los Mártires, the adobe wall where Juan Nepomuceno Niño, vice-president and governor of Tunja province in 1812, and José Cayetano Vásquez, commander of arms and governor in 1813, were shot in 1816. The wall now bears the inscription "Eternamente vive quien muere por la patria" and is shielded from damp by a glass pane.
The park is a national monument under Law 163 of 30 December 1959, and its surroundings hold the memory of the independence era. Beside it stands the Paredón de los Mártires, the adobe wall where Juan Nepomuceno Niño and José Cayetano Vásquez were shot in 1816; a glass wall now shields the adobe from damp. The Columna a los mártires, a five-tier marble column honouring the independence struggle, stands in the Plazoleta San Laureano.
The monument is located near Calle 15 and Carrera 11 in Tunja's historical center and offers public access year-round. The walkable pathways through green spaces make it easy to explore on foot without difficulty.
The Paredón de los Mártires stands beside the Bosque de la República, where Juan Nepomuceno Niño and José Cayetano Vásquez were shot in 1816. A glass panel shields the adobe wall from damp, and the inscription reads "Eternamente vive quien muere por la patria".
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