Asunción, IP Company.- Within the Nationwide Pantheon of Heroes, President Santiago Peña introduced a floral providing to the heroes of the Homeland. On the occasion, the duty of the current generations to “proceed constructing the Paraguay dreamed of by our ancestors” was identified.
This Might 14 and 15, 213 years of the feat that marked the start of the unbiased lifetime of the Republic of Paraguay are commemorated.
Within the floral providing ceremony carried out by the principle authorities of the State, headed by the President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, an allusive speech narrated the significance of commemorating this date to strengthen the identification bond and citizen dedication to the Homeland.
The Chief of the Basic Employees of the Paraguayan Navy, Vice Admiral Lucio Benítez Escalante, was liable for the speech on behalf of the Armed Forces of the Nation in the course of the occasion on the Nationwide Pantheon of Heroes.
As we commemorate the 213 years of nationwide independence on this date, we return to Might 14 and 15, 1811, when the dream of freedom grew to become a actuality because of a bunch of courageous and patriotic males, our heroes, reminiscent of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Fulgencio Yegros, Pedro Juan Caballero, Vicente Ignacio Iturbe and a number of other others,” he started by saying.
This “was and continues to be an occasion the ultimate within the pages of the historical past of our Nation, the place males with excellent virtues provided their very own lives in protection of the nationwide heritage in order that current and future generations may take pleasure in this land with which have their very own identification and develop as a free, sovereign and unbiased State,” he mentioned.
He recalled that Paraguayan independence occurred within the independence context of the Spanish colonies in South America, when the information arrived that Spain had been occupied by French troops. He indicated that the friction generated between Paraguayans and Buenos Aires following the institution of the Junta of Buenos Aires in 1810 “woke up within the conscience of Paraguayans the communal considered standard sovereignty.”
Lastly, on the night time and early morning of Might 14 and 15, 1811, the summons to give up was made to the Spanish governor Bernardo de Velazco, who lastly capitulated. “The nationwide flag was instantly raised on the mast raised within the middle of the principle sq., and a salute of 21 weapons gave the excellent news to the residents, who greeted the brand new free, unbiased and sovereign Homeland with cheers.”
The chief of the Basic Employees of the Paraguayan Navy said that the revolution of Might 1811 not solely marked the top of Spanish rule on our soil, but additionally symbolized the delivery of a brand new period for Paraguay. “It was the start line of an arduous path in the direction of the development of our personal nationwide identification, based mostly on the values of freedom, justice and equality.”
He said that the legacy of the heroes “conjures up us, each current and future generations, to proceed defending the values for which they fought so arduous.”
«Sustaining and cultivating the beliefs of freedom upheld by our heroes in the present day is everybody’s duty. Subsequently, now we have the responsibility to proceed constructing the Paraguay dreamed of by our ancestors and instill within the current generations the virtues of self-discipline and patriotism,” concluded the vice admiral.
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2024-05-16 22:31:49
