In the framework of the Month of the Homeland, the Embassy of the Dominican Republic has organized three activities to commemorate the 178th Anniversary of Dominican Independence and to continue to raise patriotic sentiment.
The Diplomat already reported on the first activity on the 16th of February, the screening of the documentary El naturalista isleño, by directors Eladio Fernández and Freddy Arturo Ginebra, which took place at Casa América.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, the conference Juan Pablo Duarte: Proyecto Constitucional, by Professor Luis A. García Segura and Dr. Jeannette Alfau Ortíz, will be held at the Nebrija University, located at Calle Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 27. Admission is free until full capacity is reached, both to the screening of the documentary and to the lecture.
As an official act and final event of the agenda of the Month of the Homeland, the floral offering and guard of honour at the bust of Juan Pablo Duarte will take place on Friday 25 February at 11 am at Paseo de Camoes, s/n, Paseo del Oeste in Madrid.