Caracas, December 7, 2024. – The International colloquium of Ayacucho 1824-2024: Unity, Sovereignty, and Peace was inaugurated on December 6 and will continue until December 8 at the Rómulo Gallegos Latin American Studies Center Foundation (Celarg in Spanish) in Caracas, Venezuela.

The event aims to deepen the analysis and historical understanding of the Battle of Ayacucho, as stated by the president of Celarg, historian Pedro Calzadilla, during the opening ceremony.

“Being here at this moment of the Patria Grande and our America; today we are the entire movement of Venezuelan history, which brings together figures committed to the homeland and historical awareness; it is a commitment not only to the past but, above all, to the present,” he declared.

The president of the National History Center, Omar Hurtado, emphasized in his remarks that the commemoration of this gathering not only highlights the battle itself but also the profound significance it holds.

“For us, the Ayacucho campaign represents the culmination of a strategy devised by the Liberator and executed by General Antonio José de Sucre, resulting in a struggle that has never ceased. As Commander Chávez said, ‘These are not two different struggles; it is one and the same struggle. We have been fighting imperialism for 200 years, and we have proven that peoples determined to be free can defeat great empires.’ That is the commitment,” he affirmed.

The Battle of Ayacucho took place on December 9, 1824, and was a pivotal encounter in South America’s war for independence.

It was fought on the Ayacucho plains in Peru, between the patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre and the Spanish royalist army commanded by Viceroy José de la Serna.

The patriot victory was decisive, as it secured Peru’s independence and marked the end of Spanish rule in South America. The patriot forces, superior in numbers and strategy, delivered a resounding defeat to the royalists. Following this battle, several treaties were signed, recognizing the independence of various South American nations.