The anniversary will celebrate every February 3
This Monday the department of Cerro Largo celebrated the 209 years of its creation.
The determination of the date was done through the work of prestigious historians and researchers.
The first steps to shape this day were given at the Departmental Board of Cerro Largo. Then the National Parliament was given, where Law 20,340 was approved.
“The issue would not have to generate controversy” He pointed out Professor Marcos Hernández. “We are talking about a concrete date where the Cabildo de Montevideo raises Artigas the creation of several departments to order the administration of the territory when what was already known as the eastern province was governed by Artigas,” told
“Artigas authorized the creation of those departments” The writer and historian said. “The only thing is that he did not attribute the character of department to Cerro Largo, but he says that a district governed by judges is created. There the borders of the department are delimited. Beyond that he did not acquire the specific range as such at that time, 5 years later when the Portuguese invaded the Eastern province and defeated Artigas, they wanted said.
“At that time the Portuguese saw Cerro Largo as an apartment, moreover, they asked that Cerro Largo send a deputy to integrate that congress. From there they always began to take the limits established by Artigas on February 3, 1816 ” Hernández remarked during the live interview of THE PROFESSIONAL RADIO this Monday.
“After that February 3, 1816, 14 years later, when the 1st Constitution is swears, the 9 departments are established, including Cerro Largo. The National Pavilion even represented those 9 departments ” express.
“From February 3, 1816 to 1830 there was nothing more to do with the issue of the department” assured. “Implicitly Cerro Largo became one of the 9 departments. There is no controversy ” considered the history teacher.
The date of creation of Cerro Largo has been studied by many researchers. “The first one who began to deepen the subject was Germán Gil that came to the same conclusion that I reached that other researchers arrived.” narrated.
Marcos Hernández highlighted the work of mayor Master Cristina Cardozo. “Grace to her is that this date of celebration is reached” held.
The flag that deserves long hill
About the flag, raised for the first time on February 3, 2019, he also provided his opinion. Among other things he said that it is the flag that the department of Cerro Largo deserves. “It also honors the Orientals and is the flag of the Eastern insurgents. In addition to having a whole historical foundation, it is a flag established democratically and that tributes to the Orientals ” He emphasized. “The previous flag was made in a de facto period, without a previous study, without approved a departmental board and that somehow honored the colonial authorities” argument.
“Only with that is very valid the current flag. Beyond that, it is well grounded because Federico Cantera’s research is very deep ” projection.
“Traditionally Cerro Largo identified with the current colors. Moreover, once talking with Federico Cantera, it caught my attention that Emilio Oribe placed on the lid of his books just the stripes of the flag of the Eastern insurgents. That means that I was already identified with the department of Cerro Largo ” Professor Marcos Hernández ended up saying.
