In these dark war times, we present a succinct retrospection in the history of wars seen from the arts, not as an exaltation -much art has done it- but to those who reflect on the fatal effects that these disputes entail. Hard task, if not impossible, we propose.

In them the most antagonistic duo of human creation is sharpened. On the one hand the sublime and elevated; on the other, the pathetic, cruel and despicable. And do they have something in common? Of course, yes, since artists, subtle crystals of humanity, sensitive to everything, are influenced by the ravages and aftermath of wars.

Let us consider that in all times, in all cultures and in all their disciplines, the arts reflected on war. Serve some examples of the visual arts, from the seventeenth century to the present day.

In 1895 the Museo de La Plata received a donation of pre-Columbian objects of Mexican origin; they were delivered by Estanislao Zeballos, a personality of his time, and are part of the collection that bears his name. The study of these artifacts, considered minor economically and culturally for their time, showed that there were at least two forgeries of black pottery, of the type called “from Tlatelolco”. A group of very active potters worked in that town since the beginning of the 19th century and perhaps even before, both creative artists and forgers.

Built on the banks of the Corrientes River, over the years, the floods and the deterioration of its ravines, in addition to the attacks perpetrated by the Guaycurú, caused the transfer to its current location, which is today the provincial capital.

That move, carried out by a thousand souls, took place between 1660 and 1670, and the old town was abandoned to its fate, until almost three centuries later, its remains were exhumed.

In the primitive settlement there is an archaeological park and a site museum that deserves our visit. There are the testimonies of one of the first Spanish settlements built in our national territory, a relic that will surprise you.