00:00And in Bolivia, in the city of Sucre, live descendants of the seventh generation of Marshal Antonio José de Sucre,
00:06first president of the country which has just celebrated 200 years of independence from Spanish colonialism.
00:13The two sisters, descendants of the Marshal, have been invited to visit Cumaná, the hometown of Sucre.
00:20Our correspondent, Freddy Morales, with the details.
00:22These people are descendants of the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre,
00:29who, together with his fellow Venezuelan Simon Bolivar, fought for the independence of these lands from Spanish colonialism.
00:40The Villena family, particularly Mary and Nora, two sisters who have certified that line of descent from some children
00:46that the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho had here in Bolivia, and Ho.
00:49As fighting, working women and professionals of this town carry on the historical legacy of the Marshal.
01:06The descendants of Marshal Sucre shared with the Venezuelan foreign minister,
01:17and the ambassador, during their visit to the capital of Bolivia,
01:20to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Act of Independence by the Constituent Congress,
01:26precisely convened by the Marshal.
01:32Records made by the major university of San Andrés gives lines of descent of the great Marshal.
01:37One related from Potosí, another related to the Department of La Paz,
01:45is a research work of several years ago published here in Bolivia,
01:48and these compatriots are referred to within that line of descent.
01:54The descendants of Marshal Sucre have documented their genealogical background.
02:00Our father's name is Eulogio Vilena Sucre, and our mother's name was Rebecca Sucre.
02:12We are seventh generation descendants.
02:14Mary is my older sister, and we have had the opportunity to meet the ambassador and all of our visitors,
02:19and thank them for all their attention.
02:21And what does it mean to be a descendant of a character like the Marshal,
02:31to whom Bolivia owes its birth and the city of Sucre itself, named after him?
02:39We are very proud, very proud of everything he has done for Latin America,
02:43for the great fatherland, but also very committed,
02:46very responsible to continue working in the spheres in which we are in our family,
02:49and in our work.
02:56The two ladies had the opportunity to talk with President Maduro,
02:59who personally invited them to visit Venezuela to see the city of Cumana,
03:03where Marshal Sucre was born.
03:10May they get to know their hometown of Cumana, where their roots are.
03:14We are very happy to meet and learn about these descendants of our great marshal.
03:17I look forward to seeing you here.
03:26Sisters Mary and Nora are professionals who work in the city of Sucre,
03:30and both have established families.
03:32Marshal Sucre governed Bolivia in two periods.
03:35At the end of 1825, when Simon Bolivar assigned him that responsibility,
03:41and in 1826, when he was appointed by the Constituent Assembly,
03:45he served for a total of two years.
03:47In the city of Sucre, Freddy Morales, Telesur, Bolivia.
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