CASA DEL FLORERO

The Museum of Independence - House Vase, formerly Museum July 20, is a museum that is housed in a colonial building located on the northeast corner of the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota in the race 7th to 11th Street.

For the history of Colombia's Independence Museum - Casa del vase is a very important place because he produced one of its highlights, known as the Grito de Independencia on July 20, 1810. Every July 20 is celebrates the "Independence" of Colombia in every city in the country with military parades and patriotic symbols honors.

On Friday July 20, 1810, market day in town, Mr. Luis Rubio with a group of citizens of Santa Fe (former name of Bogota) led by Francisco Antonio Morales Creoles, they approached the establishment of the Spanish distinguished José González-Llorente located in that place, to borrow a vase to provide a reception on the occasion of the visit of the royal commissioner and Commander of the Royal Navy gift Antonio Villavicencio to Bogotá, which take place on August 1. All this was part of a well established plan, which would seek to incite the brawl with Llorente.

Given the refusal of González-Llorente, a tense situation that finished convulsing to the population that was in the main square was generated. This situation awakened the ideals of independence of the Creoles who were against the Spanish government.

Subsequent events triggered the establishment of the Creole representation in the Supreme Governing Board chaired by the Viceroy Antonio José Amar y Borbón, through open forums convened.

On July 26 is drawn and another document in which the absolute freedom of the Supreme Council for the Board of Regents of Spain is declared and is deposed and imprisoned the Viceroy Amar y Borbón is signed.