This May 2nd marks the 42nd anniversary of the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano cruiser during the Malvinas War, and for this reason, a ceremony was held this morning at the foot of the monument that pays tribute to the citizens of Concordia who fell during said conflict, led by the mayor Francisco Azcué and the Malvinas War Veterans Center.
In his remarks, mayor Azcué highlighted the Malvinas heroes who, in an act of patriotism, went to give their lives for our Nation, “which should challenge us to work every day to move our country forward. We must pay tribute to them permanently; it is a responsibility that we all must fulfill in recognition of our heroes.”
Apolinario Sanabria, who was part of the ARA Belgrano, recalled what happened on that May 2nd, 1982, when an attack by a British submarine, outside the exclusion zone, sank the cruiser, taking the lives of 323 crew members “who remained to guard the southern waters, where they rest together with the cruiser.”
For his part, Oscar Razzeto, president of the Malvinas War Veterans Center of Concordia, also emphasized that “we must promote the Malvinas cause all year round, in schools, in institutions, something we have been doing together with a group of people who work constantly, not only in Concordia but also in the region and outside the province.”
The ceremony concluded with the laying of floral wreaths and the presentation of a copy of the book “Sentir Malvinas, relato de una pasión; recorrido histórico, geográfico y jurídico acerca de la soberanía argentina sobre las Islas del Atlántico Sur y el sector Antártico Argentino” to the Veterans Center and the Mayor.