The University and the centenary of the May Revolution: Speech pronounced by the Rector, Dr. Julio Deheza, on May 21, 1910. by Deheza, Julio

“…The historic traditional house should be associated with the celebration of our first centenary of independent life, linking to the glorious date the most transcendental act that it performs, in tribute to that legion of patriots enlightened by virtue and science, who immolated themselves for the sake of a sublime ideal, in exchange for bloody struggles, unspeakable efforts and sacrifices, bequeathed us a homeland and free institutions, under whose protection the vital forces of this admirable nation have developed, which today we contemplate in a vertiginous race towards its great destinies.…”
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