Admiral De La Maza and His Last 21st of May as Chief: "It Has a Very Special Meaning"

Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy, delivered his latest reflection on...

This Wednesday holiday May 21, in commemoration of the Day of the Naval Glorys, millions of Chileans will be able to enjoy a well-deserved rest in the middle of the week. An ideal pause to recharge energies and remember a key date in the history of Chile. It was in 1915, when the government of Ramón Barros Luco promulgated law 2,977, which set the date to commemorate the Naval Combat of Iquique. This holiday, generates one of the most common dou…

The leader of the Chilean Navy reflects on the country’s maritime vocation at its last commemoration, highlighting the icebreaker “Admiral Viel” and shipbuilding policy. To read the full article, visit The Times in Spanish Source

Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza, commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy, delivered a message to the citizens on the occasion of May 21, the date on which the Day of Naval Glory is commemorated. “Like every year, I want to invite them to live this Month of the Sea with a reflection: do we realize the relevance that the sea has in our day to day? We are a maritime country, and that seal that O’Higgins marked consolidated it Arturo Prat on May 21, 1…