| Summary: | This work analyzes the rationale of the centennial celebration and shows how its landmarks become anchored in collective memory. The author puts forward and examines the centenary's intellectual landscape regarding three moments: 1) everything concerning the celebration of April 19th , 1810, including its meaning and relevance; 2) everything concerning the First Congress of Venezuelan Municipalities, which allowed a balance of the municipality's historical, political, and social situation, that is, an inventory of the country's problems; 3) everything con- cerning the celebration of July 11th, 1811. The article concludes by analyzing the text and context of the new historiographical constructions.
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