The celebration took place in La Piedra Alta in the department of Florida and was attended by several government ministers and the presidential candidate, Álvaro Delgado.
The President Luis Lacalle Pou He participated in his last official act for the Declaration of Independence together with his ministers and with the participation of the nationalist presidential candidate, Alvaro Delgado; while, Nicolas Martinelli He gave a speech where he highlighted the importance of freedom.
This Sunday morning the 199th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was held in La Piedra Alta in the department of Florida, which was attended by the president as well as the vice president, Beatriz Argimón. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Omar Paganini, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbelecheand the head of the Interior portfolio, Nicolas Martinelli.
While the president decided not to make any speech, nor to speak to the press after the event, the mayor of Florida, Guillermo Lopezwas the one who started the event. “Our freedom “It is the force that unites us and defines us as a nation. It is the key that allowed us to take the first step towards an independent future almost 200 years ago and it is what drives us to move forward stronger and more united than ever,” he said.
“The road has been difficult, full of sacrifice, but also of great achievements. Independence What we celebrate today is not only the independence of a people, today when we look back we see a legacy of heroes, but also of ordinary people from the East who fought back to back for the dream of a country that we proudly are today,” he added and stressed the importance of respectful, democratic and tolerant freedom, characteristics that define Uruguay.
Freedom according to Martinelli
After López, Nicolás Martinelli took the floor and again highlighted the importance of the Uruguayan spirit which, according to the leader, was forged in 1825 and continues today based on freedom and sovereignty. “It is a duty that falls on each one of us and that we must reaffirm every day with concrete actions. Freedom is a vocation, it is work, it is sacrifice,” he stressed.
“I am clear that freedom is the driving force that drives us to achieve our projects; it is the motivation to always try to improve the reality in which we live,” he said, adding: “We talk about freedom when we build hospitals, taking care of the health of every person who lives on Uruguayan soil. We talk about freedom when we build schools because we bring education to every corner of the country, but above all we offer a future to each of our boys and girls.”
Source: Ambito
