Nicoyans Upset Over
Decision To Hold Cabinet
Session in Liberia On
July 25th
The decision by he
government to hold its
cabinet session in
Liberia and not Nicoya
this coming July 15, has
many "Micoyanos" upset.
July 25 is celebrated as
the day of the "Anexión
del Partido de Nicoya".
It is an historic day
when the people, of
their own volition,
decided to join Costa
Rica, which now forms
the province of
Guanacaste.
Traditionally, the
government has held its
cabinet sessions in
Nicoya on July 25, when
the president and his
ministers descend on the
small town and hold the
government session in
public.
For Emanuel Ajoy, former
deputy and creator of
the law that establishes
Nicoya as the official
celebration site for
July 25, said "the
decision by the
government violates the
law".
"President Arias and his
ministers have a duty to
come to Nicoya and give
face to the public who
expect respect for the
decision of 1824", said
Ajoy.
On July 25, 1824 the
Partido de Nicoya
decided to become part
of Costa Rica,
integrating the regions
of Nicoya and Santa Cruz
into Costa Rica. At the
time the region of
Liberia opposed the
annexation due to its
commercial and social
ties the region had with
Nicaragua. |
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