On Tuesday morning, at the 4th Squadron of the National Gendarmerie, the commemorative ceremony for the 204th anniversary of the passing into immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes was held.
On the occasion, the head of the 4th “Concordia” Squadron of the National Gendarmerie, Commander Matías Andrés Pérez, highlighted the figure and legacy of the hero, stating that with “his cunning he forged the destiny of our land, for which the men and women who live in it will be eternally grateful to you”.
Güemes is the only Argentine general killed in action, on June 17, 1821. Since 2006, he has been considered a “Hero of the Argentine Nation” and in 2022 he was declared “Honoris Causa National Director of the National Gendarmerie”.
Present were the Vice Mayor and President of the Deliberative Council Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, the President of the Argentine Delegation to the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande (CTM) Alejandro Daneri, the Secretary of Human Development, Sebastián Arístide, the Undersecretary of Education and Culture Carlos Gatto, council members; among others.
On the occasion, the head of the 4th “Concordia” Squadron of the National Gendarmerie, Commander Matías Andrés Pérez, highlighted the figure and legacy of the hero, stating that with “his cunning he forged the destiny of our land, for which the men and women who live in it will be eternally grateful to you”.
Güemes is the only Argentine general killed in action, on June 17, 1821. Since 2006, he has been considered a “Hero of the Argentine Nation” and in 2022 he was declared “Honoris Causa National Director of the National Gendarmerie”.
Present were the Vice Mayor and President of the Deliberative Council Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, the President of the Argentine Delegation to the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande (CTM) Alejandro Daneri, the Secretary of Human Development, Sebastián Arístide, the Undersecretary of Education and Culture Carlos Gatto, council members; among others.