On Monday morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué led the commemorative ceremony for the 216th anniversary of the May Revolution, where he stated that “more than two centuries ago, a group of men and women decided to assume an extraordinary responsibility: to stop waiting for solutions from others and begin to build their own destiny”.
The May Revolution “was not just a change of government, but the birth of a collective will. The Argentine historian Tulio Halperín maintained that this step paved the way for the inhabitants of this land to stop being subjects and begin to think as protagonists of their own political community”.
In 1810 “not all the answers were there, nor were there certainties about the results, but these men did have the courage to assume responsibilities, the courage to act and to think about the generations that would come after, and that is perhaps the most relevant lesson of May, because each generation receives a legacy and has the obligation to improve it”, highlighted Azcué.
After stressing that what happened 216 years ago was the first step towards independence, the mayor of Concordia maintained that “the need to build a freer and fairer society was latent. The Nation is built every day: in the schools where education takes place; in the hospitals where care is provided; in the companies and businesses that take the risk of investing to generate jobs; in the institutions that sustain community life and from the State, when working with responsibility, transparency and a vocation for service”.
In Concordia “we have a history deeply linked to that spirit of collective construction. We are a city forged by the effort of generations of workers, producers, professionals and public servants; a community that has gone through difficulties but has always found the strength to rise and move forward”.
Finally, Azcué stated that on this May 25th “we renew our commitment to the values that inspired that feat: freedom, participation, respect for institutions, civic responsibility and the common good. May this date find us united as residents of Concordia, having the bicentennial of our beloved city as a horizon, and may it inspire us to continue building a Concordia with more opportunities, more development and more future for all”.
At the end of the main ceremony, Mayor Azcué and other authorities present moved to the San Antonio de Padua Cathedral to attend the Solemn Te Deum, led by Monsignor Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen.
Accompanying were the interim mayor of Salto, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Francisco Blardoni; the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment Blandengues, Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Andrés Camarino; members of the municipal cabinet; council members; representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces; consular authorities; educational establishments; intermediate institutions; and the general public.
The May Revolution “was not just a change of government, but the birth of a collective will. The Argentine historian Tulio Halperín maintained that this step paved the way for the inhabitants of this land to stop being subjects and begin to think as protagonists of their own political community”.
In 1810 “not all the answers were there, nor were there certainties about the results, but these men did have the courage to assume responsibilities, the courage to act and to think about the generations that would come after, and that is perhaps the most relevant lesson of May, because each generation receives a legacy and has the obligation to improve it”, highlighted Azcué.
After stressing that what happened 216 years ago was the first step towards independence, the mayor of Concordia maintained that “the need to build a freer and fairer society was latent. The Nation is built every day: in the schools where education takes place; in the hospitals where care is provided; in the companies and businesses that take the risk of investing to generate jobs; in the institutions that sustain community life and from the State, when working with responsibility, transparency and a vocation for service”.
In Concordia “we have a history deeply linked to that spirit of collective construction. We are a city forged by the effort of generations of workers, producers, professionals and public servants; a community that has gone through difficulties but has always found the strength to rise and move forward”.
Finally, Azcué stated that on this May 25th “we renew our commitment to the values that inspired that feat: freedom, participation, respect for institutions, civic responsibility and the common good. May this date find us united as residents of Concordia, having the bicentennial of our beloved city as a horizon, and may it inspire us to continue building a Concordia with more opportunities, more development and more future for all”.
At the end of the main ceremony, Mayor Azcué and other authorities present moved to the San Antonio de Padua Cathedral to attend the Solemn Te Deum, led by Monsignor Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen.
Accompanying were the interim mayor of Salto, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Francisco Blardoni; the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment Blandengues, Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Andrés Camarino; members of the municipal cabinet; council members; representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces; consular authorities; educational establishments; intermediate institutions; and the general public.