During an act of military parade, honors were paid to the Day of the Venezuelan Navy, commemorating 199 years of the Naval Battle of the Lake and the 239 years of the Birth of the Liberator Simón Bolívar.
The President of the Republic participated in the event via video conference. In his speech he praised the validity of the struggles of the Liberator.
“Our Liberator turns 239 years old, today more relevant than ever, today more present in his example, today inspired and inspiring millions of men and women in his homeland Venezuela and throughout our America to give the battle that touches us, for the independence, for dignity and for the freedom of the 21st century”.
Bolívar demonstrated his philosophy and vision in action and practice, making him a man with ideas of republican equality, freedom, independence, dignity and self-determination.
“It is no coincidence that he is recognized by all the peoples of our America and by the peoples of the world as the greatest of all Americans known throughout the centuries (…) The Liberator today has more strength, more force and more energy than ever before, brought to a present of active resistance, of perfect civic-military-police union, brought to a present of rebirth of our country and its values, and brought to a present of revolutionary changes necessary for the future.”
On the other hand, he said that Venezuela is heading for recovery. «We have managed to set the country on course, we are on the road to Freedom. Our path is independence and peace. 239 years after the birth of our Liberator, Venezuela plants a flag for the dignity, independence and creative rebellion of a people that has only one destiny: happiness, prosperity and freedom,” Maduro said.
Likewise, he assured that the country »is on the path of growth, looking towards the future, looking towards development. With tenacious resistance we have managed to defend our dignity and independence, exercise our sovereignty and our freedom”, he emphasized.
The president urged to persevere on the path of prosperity and national unity. “The path of growth, development, prosperity and collective happiness, the path of national union, the path of freedom, that is our path,” he said.
Greetings to the Bolivarian Navy
On the 199th anniversary of the patriotic deed of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, a confrontation that occurred on July 24, 1823, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, highlighted the revolutionary and moral spirit of the Bolivarian Navy.
“199 years ago, our glorious Bolivarian Navy carried the banners, the flags of the liberated Homeland to great victory, against the Spanish Imperial Navy, against the attempt to retake Lake Maracaibo, the process of reconquest and reversal of the independence already won in the territory of Colombia, of Gran Colombia in the territory of the united provinces of Venezuela”, recalled the National President.
that Venezuela is preparing to commemorate the Bicentennial of this great victory that marked the history “of our Glorious, brave, patriotic and revolutionary Armada as we have it today.”
Finally, he congratulated and recognized the work of the entire Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela, while extolling the courage of the Creole patriots, who courageously faced the colonial Navy of the Spanish empire in Lake Maracaibo.
To end the military parade, a tribute was made with salvos to honor the anniversary of the Navy. Likewise, the General Commander of the Bolivarian Navy, Admiral Aníbal Brito Hernández, paid words of appreciation to the representatives of the various Operational Commands present.
Brito Hernández highlighted the importance of nations developing maritime power, since historically it has been shown that this strategy brings with it an increase in their political, economic, social and military influence.
“Modern technological advances and developments suggest that tomorrow’s wars will be fought in the oceans for control of trade routes, and whoever controls the sea will control the land,” he said.
In the event, decorations were awarded to the officers of the National Navy, with the distinctions River Battle of Cabrián, Admiral Francisco de Miranda Order of Merit and Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo.
Finally, the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, praised the performance of the officers and urged them to maintain the mission of preserving Venezuelan sovereignty.
“The Bolivarian Navy has defended with honor and gallantry, serene determination and professionalism, that territorial axis. We must take care of all of this, without losing sight of the fact that our nation is an energy power”, and he recalled that the imperial threat is still lurking.
Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo
Earlier, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, through his Twitter account, highlighted that this battle led the Spanish empire to definitively sign its capitulation and withdraw from Venezuelan territory.
Occurred on July 24, 1823, the Naval Battle of the Lake was the military confrontation between the squads of the military José Prudencio Padilla and the Spanish commander Ángel Laborde, who withdrew in the face of Venezuelan courage and impetus, reports the Correo del Orinoco in your website.
The Bolivarian National Navy is the component of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in charge of the naval defense of the territory.
For her part, the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, ratified the firmness and determination of the Bolivarian Government to defend the sovereignty and independence of the nation, on the occasion of the Day of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela and the 199 years of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo.
“199 years after the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, a feat that sealed the definitive emancipation of the Homeland, and on the Day of the Bolivarian National Navy, together with the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, we reaffirm our firmness and determination in defense of the free, sovereign and independent Venezuela,” said the vice president from her Twitter account.
Rodríguez accompanied his message with a video that highlights the work currently carried out by the Navy for the defense of Venezuelan waters and compiles some expressions that Commander Hugo Chávez made in life in this regard and also divulges remarks by President Nicolás Maduro.
“The Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo was the one that truly consolidated, after Carabobo, the independence of Venezuela,” Commander Chavez said.
