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This Tuesday 2nd of May in the morning was celebrated the traditional act in which the Regiment of Artillery Antiaérea No. 73 honors each year to the heroes of the War of Independence, in which the Spanish people, formed by citizens of all conditions, Joined the army in the uprising against the invading troops of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808.
This exciting solemn ceremony, in which the figures of the captains of Artillery Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde have been glossed, has been celebrated in the esplanade of the port, near the Royal Scale and the Plaza de los Heroes de Cavite and Cuba , Before the attentive look of tourists and citizens who have been able to know firsthand the courageous performance of the people of Madrid and, by extension, all Spaniards once caught the wick of the uprising.
The person in charge of the gloss to Daoíz and Velarde has been the General of Division of the Army Fernando Garci'a-Vaquero, who has presided the homage.
Also, the colonel and chief of the regiment, Enrique Silvela, has also dedicated a few words to those in attendance in which he highlighted the union between the civilian people and the military at that moment so outstanding and crucial of the history of the country.
The act also had the institutional assistance of the authorities representing the Consistory, among whom were the mayor of the city, José López;
The Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejón;
The councilman of Quality of Life, Francisco Calderón;
The Councilor of Celebrations, Juan Pedro Torrabla;
And the Councilor for Sports, Ricardo Segado;
And the councilor of Tourism, Obdulia Gómez.
On behalf of other political groups of the Corporation were Francisco Espejo and Manuel Padín.
After reviewing the authorities to the troop that has participated in this commemoration, the events of the ceremony have taken place, in which the Colonel's speech and the gloss by the general have taken place, to give way to the homage to the fallen , In which a wreath of flowers has been deposited to the sound of 'Death is not the end' and the flag oath of civilian and military personnel.
The national anthem, accompanied by a line of salvos thrown by a battery of honors of period guns, and a military parade by the Walk Alfonso XII closed the day.
"It is a day in which we feel especially proud as citizens and as soldiers in this city of Cartagena that welcomes us all," said Colonel Enrique Silvela, who recalled that the Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment is currently in Turkey, on the border with Syria, "protecting an allied country from possible ballistic missile launches that could affect its territory," in the 5 million-strong city of Adana.
Silvela explained that "this is where we can see the solidarity between allies and, on the other hand, the technological capacity of Spain, which is one of the few countries in the world capable of providing such support";
A capacity which he said "is within reach of very few".
The mayor of the city, for his part, has defined this tribute as "a magnificent act" that recalls "a historical landmark" and, along the lines of Enrique Silvela, "the spark that caused a people to unite against the invasive".
Lopez lamented that Spanish society does not always remain united and only do so in extreme situations of this draft, and considered an example "that Spain worked together for a common interest, for the general interest of the country and not for the spurious interest of the parties Politicians who today divide the parliamentary arc. "
Asked by the press, the mayor also referred to issues such as the written communication of his municipal group to the government partners regarding the conditions agreed at the time for the transfer of powers, the public address of the acts of the May 1 and its forecasts regarding the relationship of the municipal government team with the new regional president.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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