With the “General Urquiza” Central Station as the setting, an emblematic space of the city and witness to its social, cultural, and productive development, the ceremony for the 194th anniversary of Concordia was held this Saturday evening. Dance, music, and art in general brought the people of Concordia together in a show themed “Union of hearts, land of encounter and destination”.
“Today we celebrate almost two centuries of a history built with the work, effort, and dreams of thousands of families who chose this land, on the banks of the Uruguay River, to forge their future,” began Mayor Francisco Azcué, while recalling that Concordia “grew with the perseverance of its workers to become one of the most thriving cities in the Argentine littoral.”
After listing the different moments that have given identity to what the city is today, from November 29, 1831, to date, Azcué maintained that “Concordia has always advanced when it did so with character, conviction, and above all, with unity. We knew how to be regional leaders and a symbol of dynamism, innovation, and progress, shaping its identity around the river, the port, the railway, agriculture, and energy.”
After recalling the figure of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, who inaugurated the Central Station, emphasizing at that time “the growth, the economic vitality of the region, and the productive strength. He said that Concordia was one of the most prominent communes in one of the richest and most dynamic provinces of Argentina at that time,” Azcué remarked that “194 years later, we look back at that past to be inspired because that vision, that capacity for progress, are still here.”
Finally, the Mayor stressed that “we are working so that Concordia recovers that leadership, leaves behind years of stagnation, and builds a modern, efficient, and orderly city, opening paths of development that do not depend on political cycles but on a long-term structural vision. History teaches us that when Concordia organizes, it progresses; when it unites, it advances; when it believes in itself, it transforms.”
Present were Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Secretary of Cabinet Coordination and Treasury Pablo Ferreyra; the Secretary of Human Development Sebastián Arístide; the Secretary of Health Diego Sauré; the Undersecretary of Culture and Education Carlos Gatto; officials; council members; representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces; Malvinas veterans; consular agents; intermediate institutions; and the general public.
“Today we celebrate almost two centuries of a history built with the work, effort, and dreams of thousands of families who chose this land, on the banks of the Uruguay River, to forge their future,” began Mayor Francisco Azcué, while recalling that Concordia “grew with the perseverance of its workers to become one of the most thriving cities in the Argentine littoral.”
After listing the different moments that have given identity to what the city is today, from November 29, 1831, to date, Azcué maintained that “Concordia has always advanced when it did so with character, conviction, and above all, with unity. We knew how to be regional leaders and a symbol of dynamism, innovation, and progress, shaping its identity around the river, the port, the railway, agriculture, and energy.”
After recalling the figure of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, who inaugurated the Central Station, emphasizing at that time “the growth, the economic vitality of the region, and the productive strength. He said that Concordia was one of the most prominent communes in one of the richest and most dynamic provinces of Argentina at that time,” Azcué remarked that “194 years later, we look back at that past to be inspired because that vision, that capacity for progress, are still here.”
Finally, the Mayor stressed that “we are working so that Concordia recovers that leadership, leaves behind years of stagnation, and builds a modern, efficient, and orderly city, opening paths of development that do not depend on political cycles but on a long-term structural vision. History teaches us that when Concordia organizes, it progresses; when it unites, it advances; when it believes in itself, it transforms.”
Present were Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Secretary of Cabinet Coordination and Treasury Pablo Ferreyra; the Secretary of Human Development Sebastián Arístide; the Secretary of Health Diego Sauré; the Undersecretary of Culture and Education Carlos Gatto; officials; council members; representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces; Malvinas veterans; consular agents; intermediate institutions; and the general public.