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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, accompanied by President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, and Vice President of the Association of Victims of Terrorism, Angeles Pedraza, have proceeded this afternoon to the discovery of the monument "The Zulo", by sculptor Victor Ochoa representing the city's homage to victims of terrorism located in the plaza of the port, compared to Heroes of Cavite.

The public ceremony which was attended by civil and military authorities and many citizens, beginning at 19.00 hours with the hoisting of the flag of Spain that will fly permanently at the port.

The Maritime Action Admiral chief has symbolic handover of the flag to the mayor, which has since been deployed and carried by members of the Army, Navy and Air and effective local police in Cartagena, National Police and Civil Guard.

During the hoisting of the logo, eighty square meters on a mast 25 meters high, it sounded the National Anthem played by the Honors Band-third of the Levant, while the battery save Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment 73, shot the 21-gun salute, using four pieces settled in the Lighthouse Marina Club de Regatas.

Precisely to the flag was mentioned by the mayor in his words during the act of homage, such as' symbol of democracy in Spain, when we observe we are seeing the face of people who excelled in their construction and in its defense, holding the victims terrorism a place of honor among them. "

Pilar Barreiro also recalled the moments in Cartagena and the Autonomous Region have suffered the direct effects of such violence, saying that "with this act and the Cartagena monument pays tribute to the victims and their families" and added that "We hope that does not add even one more name to the list of those who deserve this tribute."

For its part, the vice president of the Association of Victims of Terrorism, Angeles Pedraza has shown the gratitude of those whom this tribute is for showing the support and love of society and highlighted the location of the Zulo in the port, will become a "landmark that is in the memory of all who suffer with the death of innocents."

After the words of Vice President of AVT, we proceeded to the discovery of the memorial to the victims of terrorism: a sculpture by artist Victor Ochoa, called the Zulo, chaired today the esplanade of the Heroes of Cavite and Santiago Cuba, in the Port of Cartagena.

The homage has closed the president of the Autonomous Community.

Ramón Luis Valcárcel has excelled in his words that "all Democrats have a debt to the victims of terrorism," adding that this sculpture reminds us that we are people of flesh and blood and not abstract entities or concepts politicians who suffer violence terrorist. "

With this monument and the great Spanish flag is now placed in the port, Cartagena, the president said, "is positioned at the forefront of support for victims, in vindicating his memory and to represent solidarity and commitment to peace" .

The hoisting of the flag has been chaired by the president of the Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel and the Regional Assembly President Francisco Celdran, the Government Delegate, Rafael González Tovar, the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, and the chief Admiral Action Maritime Emilio José Nieto Manso.

As for the discovery of the monument The Zulo, have chaired Ramón Luis Valcárcel, Francisco Celdran, Rafael González Tovar, Pilar Barreiro, and Vice President of AVT, Angeles Pedraza.

Prominently, along with the presidency has seen the Municipal Corporation Act of Cartagena, which sponsored the tribute, with the three spokespersons of the city and the three live excaldes democratic era: Juan Martínez Simón, José Antonio Vallejo Antonio Alonso.

THE ZULO

Zulo sculpture is a human figure, built in hollow bronze with 4.80 meters height and 2 tons in weight, to be located in front of the flag, on the west end of the esplanade.

The author, Victor Ochoa, who also attended the ceremony of homage, specializes in monumental sculpture.

In their hands have other works as the figure Don Juan de Borbon is located in the Park of Nations or the face of the Nobel Prize Severo Ochoa, in the Molecular Biology Centre of the University.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena