Greetings to all! This is my first time posting in this community and today I would like to share with you the mural that adorns the entrance of the city where I was born and where I currently live, it is the mural of Our Lady of Consolation of Táriba which is located in the state of Táchira in Venezuela.

This mural, which is in high relief since its characters are statues and the relief of the wall was made with a mixture of cement and stone. The mural was inaugurated in April 2013 and represents the first battle between the indigenous people of Táriba and the Spanish colonizers.

Táriba is a very religious community and the people are great believers of the Virgin of Consolation, so it is not strange that a mural with her image is adorning the entrance of the city.

The message that this mural transmits to us, I tell you personally as a native of the city of Táriba, is that our people have the blood of warriors that even though we are going through difficulties, we never feel defeated and we move forward. So it was in colonial times, the Indians of Tariba defended their territory with their lives and according to legend the Virgin of Consolation helped the Indians and they adopted her as the patron saint of the community.

The artist who created this mural, Uribe Quiroga, named it: "Táriba, la Primogénita del Táchira" but the population knows it as "el mural del caballo" (the horse mural). It has become a symbol of the city and every time it deteriorates it is restored. Next to the mural, there is a huge wall that serves to constantly change the mural that accompanies the virgin, this time we see Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, the holy Christ of La Grita and the Virgin of Consolation.

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This is my entry to the CCC's Street Art Contest #101 I hope you like it and see you next time.