During the ordinary session of the National Assembly (AN), this Thursday, the Draft Agreement was unanimously approved by which the honors of the National Pantheon are granted to the distinguished heroines, Joaquina Sánchez and Eulalia Buroz, in accordance with the provisions of Article 111 of the Internal Regulations and Debates of the National Assembly (AN).
Deputy Liliana González was in charge of presenting said project, and highlighted that both heroines starred in the historical process of Venezuela’s independence from the Spanish empire, which were part of the most representative colonial breakup of the emancipation struggle.
For his part, the president of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, pointed out that “the greatest and best tribute we can pay to our patriotic women, more than approving an agreement, is to take our heroic women to the Pantheon. We want to vindicate the deeply rebellious, loving character of women. This March 8 is the celebration of the International Day of Rebel Women who fight for harmony and peace.”
Josefa Joaquina Sánchez, recognized by history and tradition as “La Bordadora (The Embroiderer)”, for having embroidered the first flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is the daughter of Don Joaquín Sánchez and Doña Ana María Bastidas; Her parents and Domingo, her older brother, committed to the conspiratorial movement of José María España and Manuel Gual, better known as “Gual and España”, allowed Josefa to meet José María whom she would marry on June 27, 1783. They would have eight children.
