Lunes 25 de mayo de 2015
"Every May 25th, we summon to reflect, to ask ourselves what the decisions we take today as a society are, to be protagonists of our destiny", said Governor Antonio Bonfatti at the beginning of his speech in the central Act of the 205th anniversary of the Revolution of May 1810, at the Plaza de Mayo in the city of Santa Fe."All these years as the head of the Government of the Province of Santa Fe, he said – I have been able to check each day that the Santafesinos have embraced the revolutionaries’ same values." It is from there that the Government sought to honour the ideals and values of the first national epic to reassess politics and rebuild the social role of the State", said Bonfatti.
In that sense, the Governor rescued "the impetous for freedom on May 25th made people had new hopes and they decided to be the protagonists of their destiny and made decisions about their future and the way to achieve their dreams".
"The Santafesinos – he continued - must strengthen with our history to deal with the problems of our time and put an end to the issues that are still pending. We know that we are capable of achieving each goal and we are responsible for achieving them for our children and our young people; we are responsible for transmitting them by word of mouth and by example these values received from our elders and which made this province great," said the Governor.
Then, he urged "to learn the legacy of those who came to our province to work and transform the land with the firm conviction that their efforts would produce benefits. Today, Santa Fe is the second largest economy in the country, we have promoted the productive capacity of our province by combining the urban with rural, the farm and industry. We made the province a land of opportunity where research and innovation from our universities and the talent of our entrepreneurs have been decisive to transform the potential of the Santa Fe in concrete projects that will improve our quality of life. We have transformed the hope of those first immigrants and native peoples in a reality of constant development," said Bonfatti.
To close his speech, the Governor called for "more dialogue, more work, more participation, more education and more respect among all as the key to continue building the possible future and feed the hope that nests behind every blue- and -white cockade".
205th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION OF MAY 1810
The day began at the White Hall of the House of Government, where the Governor of Santa Fe received the authorities and legislators with whom he exchanged protocol greetings.
Then, at the Plaza de Mayo, the hoisting of the national flag and the singing of the verses of the Argentine National Anthem took place. Later he went to the Metropolitan Cathedral where he participated in the Te Deum, presided by the Archbishop of Santa Fe, Monsignor José María Arancedo.
"Today, we want to commit ourselves to build together a more inclusive, equitable, solidary and reconciled nation, whose identity is passion for the truth and commitment for the common good," said Arancedo.
After the mass, the central event of the celebrations took place at the Plaza de Mayo with a civic - military parade.
