[2] In this sense there was also a political interest in the construction of a national identity where the mestizo culture was highlighted and there was a hierarchized representation of racial democracy.
The Colombian Chorographic Commission was a state endeavor, initially created and financed by the administration of Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera.
[3] With the help of a law which was passed in 1839, the Colombian government was able to employ various engineers and geographers to assist Codazzi in his journey after eleven years the commission was finally ready to embark on their adventure.
"[6] Manuel Ancízar, an artist of the time, depicted the various locations the commission visited such as the town of “Santa Rosa de Viterbo, the capital of the Province of Tundama.
"[6] The commission headed south, all the way until they reached present-day Ecuador after this expedition of the southern province the group would travel north to regroup with Paz.
"[7] The liberal government of Colombia, which basically enacted the commission and began funding the operation,[4] "..favored an anti-colonial critique in archaeological interpretation, the Conservatives viewed Spain’s influence as a positive force.
[6]"In addition to the usual problems of illness, difficult terrain, uncooperative local officials, and broken equipment, the commission faced new challenges in Bogotá.
"[3] The commission and its expeditions "proves to be an effort created by a group of people who believed in the importance of organizing, studying and classifying.