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Letter |
February 28, 1991 |
letter to Espitaleta |
Spanish |
Letter to Lina Espitaleta, director of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional change, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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August 28, 1990 |
letter to Prescott |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Laurence Prescott about the upcoming planning sessions for the IV Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in Paris, France. |
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May 18, 1993 |
letter to Osorio Fonseca |
Spanish |
In this letter to Ramiro Osorio Fonseca, director of the Colombian Institute of Culture (Instituto Colombiano de Cultura--COLCULTURA), Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of offering a seminar on national identity to teachers and students as a way of reflecting on Colombia's ethnicity and multiculturalism. The proposed seminar would consist of a six-hour program of lectures and analyses of audiovisual materials. |
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July 21, 1993 |
letter to Otero |
Spanish |
In this letter to Elsa Isabel Otero, Manuel Zapata Olivella explains the goals and structure of the workshop-seminar on Colombian identity he had developed. According to the letter, the main goal of the workshop would be training teachers and community leaders in the skills to conduct future investigations on local culture. |
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August 25, 1993 |
letter to Vargas |
Spanish |
Letter to Estela Vargas, General Director for the Americas in Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Relations, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was composed of five hundred audio programs, as well as slides and a two-volume textbook, and was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 07, 1995 |
letter to Bonet Locarno |
Spanish |
Letter to Pedro Bonet Locarno, Bogotá's Superintendent of Notary and Registration, promoting the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 07, 1995 |
letter to Turbay Turbay |
Spanish |
Letter to David Turbay Turbay, Controller General of the Republic, promoting the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 09, 1995 |
letter to Bonet Locarno |
Spanish |
Letter to Pedro Bonet Locarno, Bogotá's Superintendent of Notary and Registration, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was composed of five hundred audio programs, as well as slides and a two-volume text booklet, and was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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September 19, 1995 |
letter to List |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella' s edits to page 2 of his introduction to George List's "Música y poesía en un pueblo colombiano: una herencia tri-cultural" (1994), the Spanish translation of his book "Music and Poetry in a Colombian Village" (1983). |
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Letter |
March 13, 1995 |
letter to Velez Cabrera |
Spanish |
Letter to Luis Guillermo Velez Cabrera, Vice-Minister of National Defense, with sales offer of the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
March 31, 1995 |
letter to Vergara |
Spanish |
In this letter to Maria Cristina Vergara, Chief of Cultural Activities at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Manuel Zapata Olivella provides details on the lectures he would give at the University. Focusing on the topic of Colombia's multiethnic and multicultural identity, lectures would explore the historical roots of Colombia's cultural mestizaje. There would also be a workshop section on traditional ethnic groups. |
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Letter |
June 09, 1995 |
letter to Buelvas Aldana |
Spanish |
In this letter to Carlos Miguel Buelvas Aldana, Governor of Córdoba, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of a cycle of seminars to promote community development in the municipality through a better understanding of the terms of the new constitution (issued in 1991), by which Colombia officially became a multiethnic and multicultural nation. |
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July 21, 1993 |
letter to Pérez |
Spanish |
In this letter to Juan Francisco Pérez, director of Comfacor (Caja de Compensación Familiar de Córdoba), Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of offering a workshop-seminar on national identity to teachers and students as a way of reflecting on Colombia's ethnicity and multiculturalism. This seminar was part of Zapata Olivella's efforts to promote Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia became a multicultural nation. |
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March 03, 1995 |
letter to Santacruz |
Spanish |
In this letter to Carlos Santacruz, Director of the Municipal Institute of Culture and Tourism of San Juan de Pasto (Nariño), Manuel Zapata Olivella discusses the seminar he would give in this municipality, titled: "Colombia Multiétnica y Pluricultural, Desarrollo del Artículo 7 de la Constitución Nacional" (Multiethnic and Multicultural Colombia, Development of Article 7 of the National Constitution). The talk would explore the language, culture, philosophy, religious practices, and folklore of different Colombian ethnic groups. |
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Letter |
April 30, 1993 |
letter to Sanin de Rubio |
Spanish |
Letter to Nohemi Sanin de Rubio, Minister of Foreign Relations of Colombia, regarding two projects developed by the Fundación Colombiana de Investigaciones Folclóricas: the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana," and the Oral History of Wayu indians project. |
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