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Model for the Founding of Villa de Leyva
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Model for the Founding of Villa de LeyvaLuis Alberto Acuña

This charcoal mural sketch (1950s) by Luis Alberto Acuña dramatizes the Spanish colonial ceremony of foundation. A conquistador plants his sword while a cleric reads the royal decree aloud. The indigenous figures observe with tension or resignation. Acuña captures the imbalance of power, spiritual imposition, and bureaucratic theater that marked the colonial encounter.
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