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Bolívar el martirio de la gloria

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<strong>Bolívar</strong>, <strong>el</strong> <strong>martirio</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>gloria</strong><br />

Bogotá. P<strong>la</strong>za <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> Catedral.<br />

Amanecer d<strong>el</strong> 26 <strong>de</strong> septiembre<br />

Des<strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> esquina Manu<strong>el</strong>a y <strong>la</strong> niña <strong>de</strong> Sátiva contemp<strong>la</strong>n <strong>el</strong> alborozo<br />

en <strong>la</strong> p<strong>la</strong>za. Santan<strong>de</strong>r, regiamente vestido <strong>de</strong> general, entra<br />

montado sobre un rubio caballo. Manu<strong>el</strong>a bate su chal, enar<strong>de</strong>cida, y<br />

da media vu<strong>el</strong>ta para regresar a su casa.<br />

—Una vez más <strong>el</strong> crimen quedará impune.<br />

Un resto <strong>de</strong> luna cae sobre <strong>el</strong> rostro purificado y ardiente <strong>de</strong> Manu<strong>el</strong>a.<br />

Abre y cierra <strong>la</strong>s puertas. Por encima <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> aldaba, con <strong>el</strong> chirrido<br />

<strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> l<strong>la</strong>ve en <strong>la</strong> cerradura, <strong>la</strong> voz <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> niña <strong>de</strong> Sátiva. En <strong>la</strong> pared<br />

lee, inscripta por una mano tal<strong>la</strong>dora y urgida: Biba <strong>el</strong> Libertador, Biba<br />

<strong>Bolívar</strong>. Campanas repican a <strong>gloria</strong>. Campanas repican a muerto.<br />

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