The monument portrays Consuelo Araújo Noguera, former head of the Ministry of the Cultural Affairs in Colombia, who was killed by the FARC guerrilla during a rescue attempt by the Colombian Army.
Consuelo Araújo Noguera is commemorated in the monument. She was the former minister responsible for cultural affairs in Colombia, who met her end at the hands of FARC rebels while being rescued by the Colombian military.