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委內瑞拉駐香港總領事館發表委內瑞拉獨立日獻辭
Hong Kong, SAR, commemorates Venezuela's Independence Day and recognizes the loyalty and commitment of the glorious FANB

Ana Dubraska Garcia, Consul-in-Charge, Consulate General of Venezuela in Hong Kong

The Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China realize this July 5 an act to celebrate the 209 years of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela that coincides with the Day of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB), to highlight the glorious legacy of the Liberator Simón Bolívar and the libertarian spirit of the armed corps that accompanied the independentist feat.

A floral offering was made at the Consulate headquarters in Hong Kong to remember the historic event that took place on July 5, 1811, when the country's independence was declared and marked a new political and social destiny of independence, sovereignty and freedom for the Venezuelan people.

As part of the activities, an electronic commemorative card dedicated to the repatriation of the Kueka Stone was also released, a commitment assumed and consolidated by the Bolivarian Government, led by Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro in the defense of national sovereignty, ancestral values and indigenous culture.

The "Grandmother Kueka" is a 30-ton jasper stone, and was stolen from Canaima National Park by German artist Wolfang von Schwarzenfeld in 1998. This year, in a historic event, she returned to the country after 20 years of claims and negotiations to specify the return of this National Heritage, a sacred symbol of the Pemón indigenous people.

On July 5, 1811, Venezuela became the first nation to break the yoke of Spanish rule, when representatives from seven provinces of the country joined together to end the Spanish monarchy, and later signed the Act of Declaration of Independence of Venezuela.

The provinces of Barinas, Barcelona, Cumaná, Margarita, Mérida and Trujillo joined the cause of Caracas to disavow any monarchical figure, while the provinces of Maracaibo, Guayana and Coro did not participate in said Congress, but later joined the independentist fight undertaken by the Liberator Simón Bolívar along with his patriotic forces.