Urtubey: "We have a historical connection that we must strengthen to build the Great Motherland" | Chronic

The governor of Salta, Juan Manuel Urtubey, visited the city of Tarija on Monday, in reaction to the friendship between Salta and Bolivia, which have deepened in recent years. Collaboration has brought direct benefits to citizens on both sides of the border.

"We have a historical connection that we must strengthen for the construction of the long awaited Patria", Urtubey, who attended with his wife Isabel Macedo to the central acts for the anniversary of the Battle of the Tablada.

The President of Salta emphasized the close connection that has existed for years, also with Santa Cruz de la Sierra. "We are brother countries that we know we must do together to make our people better every day," he added.

During these years, several agreements have been signed that show this decision to share actions and policies. The last was an agreement signed in March on reciprocity and health compensation in order to gradually develop the benefits and conditions ensuring the effective exercise of the right to health.

Juan Manuel Urtubey and Isabel Macedo shared with the Tarijeños the tribute that this people makes to the heroes who contributed to the independence of Bolivia: they are 202 years old of the history of April 15, 1817, date of the victory of the Argentine auxiliary army with troops of Eustaquio Méndez. to realistic forces.

The day was led by the representative of the department of Tarija, Adrián Oliva Alcázar; by the mayor of the capital, Rodrigo Paz Pereira and the Speaker of the Ministerial Legislative Assembly, Sara Armella, among others.

Urtubey was part of the tribute that went to the heroes Eustaquio Méndez, Gregorio Aráoz from Lamadrid and Martín Miguel from Güemes.

National, departmental, local, institutional and regimental authorities stationed in the southern region participated in the civic military parade

As a sign of a common past, Alcázar and Urtubey marched on horseback to commemorate the heroes of gauchos and chapacos who fought for the independence of Argentina and Bolivia.

Te Deum

Governor Urtubey and his wife attended the Tedeum that the Bishop of Tarija, Francisco Javier Del Rio Sendino, He officiated in the Cathedral in memory of the dead during the Battle of Tablada.

There he remembered José Eustaquio "Motorbike" Méndez, guerrillas that the dawn of April 15, 1817 defeated the realist army, releasing this way to this southern region of the country of the Spanish yoke.

The battle of the Tablada took place when realistic forces commanded by Colonel Mateo Ramírez and independent forces of the Northern Army, commanded by the Tucuman Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid, were part of the expedition to the High -Peru. The Tarijeño guerrillas of the so-called Republiqueta de Tarija helped realistically surrender by besieging Tarija.