The Colorado deputy Felipe Schipani requested information from the capital’s mayor on the occasion of the celebration.
He deputy of the Colorado Party (PC), Felipe Schipanimade a request for reports to the Municipality of Montevideo (IM) on the occasion of the celebration of its 300 years, which is promoted by the Mayor Carolina Cossesince he understands that the celebrations do not have historical accuracy.
In the letter, Schipani points out that “the official date established by the Montevideo Board of Directorschaired by Juan Pedro Fabini in 1926, it was December 24, 1726″, so “the choice of the year 1724 as the founding date of the city is striking,” according to Telemundo.
For the Colorado legislator, “the decision of the departmental authority of the time was based on an exhaustive report from the Historical and Geographic Institute of Uruguay“, so there should be no doubt that Montevideo It was founded in 1726.
“The basis for establishing the date of December 24, 1726 lies in the fact that from there the first blocks and lots were divided” and, in addition, “they were handed over to the residents, beginning the organic life of the city,” he explained.
Schipani He also stated that “it is not serious” to establish the anniversary in 2024, which is why he questioned the mayor about the date of the celebrations and their cost.
How was the founding of Montevideo?
He Portuguese field master Manuel de Freytas Fonseca founded the Montevideo fortnear the bay, on November 22, 1723. The following year, on January 22, 1724, under the orders of the former governor of the Río de la Plata, Bruno Mauricio de Zabalathe Spanish of Buenos Aires They displaced the Portuguese settled there. Traditionally, it is understood that this founding process culminated on December 24, 1726.
Starting on January 19, at 8:00 p.m., the capital government will begin the festivities with free entry on Cerro beach, in front of the Vaz Ferreira Park, with a show by the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Montevideo Symphonic Band , who will perform together for the first time.
Source: Ambito
