Los Mártires (Spanish for "The Martyrs") is the 14th locality of
Bogotá, capital of
Colombia. It is located near the city's downtown to its west. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents. It takes its name in honor of those who died during the war for independence from
Spain
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. It is completely urbanized, save for its parks and the banks of its rivers.
General information
Borders
* North: Diagonal 22 and
Avenida El Dorado, with the locality of
Teusaquillo
Teusaquillo is the 13th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the geographic center of the city, to the northwest of downtown Bogotá. This district is inhabited by middle and upper class residents. It is an urbanized locality ...
* South: Calle 8 Sur and Avenida Primera, with the locality of
Antonio Nariño
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* East:
Avenida Caracas, with the locality of
Santa Fe
* West:
Carrera 30 with the locality of
Puente Aranda
Hydrology
The
Fucha River
The Fucha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river originates in the Eastern Hills of the Colombian capital Bogotá and flows westward through the city into the Bogotá River. It is one of the ...
runs through the locality.
Topography
Los Mártires is relatively flat due to its location on the
Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of and an average altitude of . The savanna is situated in the Eastern Ran ...
. It slopes slightly upward to the west.
Transportation
The locality is served by the Avenida Caracas and
Calle 13 lines of the
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha. The system opened to the public in December 2000, covering Caracas Avenue and 80 street. Other lines were added gradually over the next s ...
system, including the
Avenida Jiménez transfer station.
History
In the area that is now Los Mártires Park
Policarpa Salavarrieta,
María Antonia Santos Plata,
Mercedes Ábrego,
Camilo Torres Tenorio, and
Antonio José de Caldas died. In 1850, an
obelisk
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by An ...
was erected in their memory.
Neighborhoods
The following neighborhoods form part of the locality: Santa Isabel, Ciudad Montes, Eduardo Santos and Paloquemao
References
External links
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National University of Colombia site about Los Mártires
Localities of Bogotá
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