From the Plaza Bolívar in Caracas, the mayoress of the Libertador municipality, Carmen Meléndez, accompanied by the head of the Government of Caracas, Nahum Fernández, lead the acts of honor, in commemoration of the 213 anniversaries of the first cry for independence on April 19, 1810.
In addition, the deputies to the National Assembly, Juan Carlos Alemán, and Vanesa Montero, together with the councilor, Jimmy Gudiño, and other authorities, were present in the alley of honor of the square, where they witnessed the interpretation of the glorious notes of the anthem. national by the Martial Band the ZODI Capital.
Likewise, they went to the Chapel of Santa Rosa de Lima, where the president of Fundapatrimonio, V/A María Elisa Domínguez Velasco, and the representative of the Caracas Museum Foundation, Ronaldo Rodríguez, delivered into the hands of Mayor Meléndez and head of the Government of the Capital District, the Minutes Book of the Supreme Junta of Caracas, which contains the Minutes of April 19, 1810.
“Through our blood runs the mixture of those who forged the fight for more than 500 years. They are our Liberators (…) We are advancing in that defense, we have the responsibility of guaranteeing independence, sovereignty and peace on our shoulders ”, he asserted.
Likewise, he stressed that the Bolivarian Government continues with all the strength and energy, to continue the permanent struggle, with the aim of keeping the country free. “As Bolívar said, governing and obeying the people.”
Earlier, the events began led by the Sectoral Vice President for Citizen Security and Peace, A/J Remigio Ceballos Ichaso, with the hoisting of the National Flag on the main pole, located in the vicinity of the National Pantheon and the Mausoleum of El Libertador.
Also attended by the Minister of Popular Power for Culture, Ernesto Villegas; the People’s Power Minister for Penitentiary Services, V/A Celsa Bautista Ontiveros, the Inspector of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), Carlos Vargas Escalona, and the Vice Minister of Secondary Education, Nancy Ortuño, among others.
