In turn, the Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, said that after 209 years of the Caracas people’s emancipation, when they ignored the authority of the Spanish empire, the Venezuelans reiterate more than ever their decision to be free and sovereign. Likewise, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister expressed through his Twitter account @jaarreaza that “just as 209 years ago the Venezuelan people told the Imperial Captain General to leave our territory; Today that same people, made millions, tells the current empire to keep their hands and claws out of Venezuela”.En 1810 dimos el primer paso hacia la independencia, al desconocer la autoridad del imperio español en esta tierra. Con la misma rebeldía, hoy hacemos frente a nuevos imperios que pretenden robarnos nuestro sagrado tesoro; La Libertad. ¡Los Derrotaremos! https://t.co/xK0aVnFCRO pic.twitter.com/EM72tE9MAt
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) April 19, 2019
It should be noted that on April 19, 1810, the struggle for the independence from Spanish rule began with the expulsion, made by the people, of Captain General Vicente Emparan, the Spanish authority in the country. Today the Bolivarian people and Government reaffirm their desire to continue being sovereign and independent before the pretensions to intervene and disrespect the International Law on the part of imperial powers.Así como hace 209 años el pueblo venezolano le dijo al Capitán General imperial que se fuera de nuestro territorio; hoy ese mismo pueblo, hecho millones, le dice al imperio de turno que mantenga sus garras y manos fuera de Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/2hgq4RbOuK
— Jorge Arreaza M (@jaarreaza) April 19, 2019