The Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino, warned that the legacy of that April 19 faces today “the threats of a hybrid and multiform war”
The ruling commemorated this Saturday, with acts in historical spaces of Caracas and messages on social networks, the 215 years of the “first cry” of the independence process of Venezuela against the Spanish crown.
Nicolás Maduro, who swore for a third term after his questioned re -election in 2024, said that on April 19, 1810 was the “beginning of a heroic history of struggle for freedom, independence, equality and against colonialism in all its forms.”
«It was in our historic and dear Caracas where zambos, mestizos, mulattos and patriots soldiers, united as militiamen of the town, told the general captain of the Spanish crown: ‘Enough, outside of Venezuela!’ And so a wonderful path began, that we can consider the first shout of a new era, ”he said in Telegram.
On this same platform, the chancellor, Yván Gil, honored the Venezuelan people who, 215 years ago and “inspired by the ideals of justice and freedom, rose against the colonial yoke.”
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In a statement, the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino, warned that the legacy of that April 19 faces today “the threats of a hybrid and multiform war”, which considers “vestiges of recycled imperialism that replicates the predatory logic of anachronistic hegemonies and intends to fracture” the “unity, dignity and will of struggle” of fighting “of Venezuela.
In Caracas, official acts were held in the National Pantheon, where the remains of Próceres de la Independencia rest as the Liberator Simón Bolívar, and in the Municipal Palace, he headed by the mayor, Carmen Meléndez, who highlighted the rebellion of a town that, in 1810, “did not want more command.”
In the activity, Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra said that this year “the people of Caracas, ally with patriotic and military civilians loyal to the American cause, did not know the authority of the Spanish empire and sovereignly assumed power.”
It was “the first firm step towards the independence of Venezuela”, with repercussions “inside and outside the country,” added the son of Nicolás Maduro.
Previously, these authorities participated in a floral offering before the equestrian statue of the Liberator in the Plaza Bolívar, in the historic center of the capital.
Such as today of the year 1810, the Cabildo de Caracas dismissed Captain General Vicente employed and formed a board of patriots, which began the struggle for the independence of Venezuela, officially declared on July 5, 1811.
With EFE Agency Information
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