Puerto Plata Celebrate 166 anniversary, birthday of Gregorio Luperon.
Sosua, Puerto Plata

Born in England, which migrates to the Dominican Republic, where she owned a "colmadito" (very small Supermarket) gives birth to a boy in the year 1839, learning him the values of hard work, being the streets, where he sold PIÑONATE, with only 14 years to help support the household.

He spoke the English language, as it was spoken in the house, and together with the Spanish language had its greatest distance horizon. That is the same general whom the priest Santiago Rodriguez expressed in the Mass officiated at the commemoration of the 166 anniversary of the patriot from Puerto Plata, "General Gregorio Luperon surrendered completely to the cause of the Restoration; this man should inspire Dominicans to restore their lives, that don’t allow us to be truly free.

During the celebration of mass at the Cathedral St. Philip the Apostle, which was attended by key civilian and military authorities of this city, Rodriguez assured that the man is free only when it can mastered himself always thinking in his brothers and all human attitudes that we descend from class and our status as children of God. The religious urged the authorities to in the same way that General Gregorio Luperon contributed his sword to restore the Independence of the Republic, to restore the disastrous situation facing Puerto Plata, which shows in the poor state of the jetty and the streets of their neighbourhoods which where ashamed to walk.

Also urged them to be in aid of poor families living in a state of overcrowding in miserable shacks and create more job opportunities in order to counteract crime, which can not be achieved as long as there are people living in a state of slavery.

Then we performed parade, a stop in front of the house where he died the illustrious man of Puerto Plata, and a wreath at the foot of the statue of the Restoration on the Malecón.
There the Northern Command of the Dominican Air Force honoured him.

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