Este texto se propoe a discutir como o lider politico liberal colombiano Jorge Eliecer Gaitanfoi representado nas caricaturas politicas publicadas nos periodicos de seus inimigos, com oobjetivo de destruir sua imagem publica. Para tanto, vinculava-o aos mais variados matizespoliticos e o mostrando, entre outros adjetivos, como violento e corrupto. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Gaitan; caricatura; Historia da Colombia. ABSTRACT This text proposes to discuss how Colombian liberal politician leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan was represented in political caricatures published in some periodical journals by his enemies, with the aim of destructing his public image. For so, they connected him to some of the most different politic aspects and showed him, among other adjectives, as violent and corrupt. KEY WORDS: Gaitan; caricature; Colombia history.