2023-05-30 02:00:00
I have read the article of 05/24 on the School of the Fatherland and as Minister of Education from July 1998 to October 1999 I must state that once again the story is half told. The concrete thing is that for whatever reason nothing was done for 185 years; that Miguel Camel Nacul and Marta Dichiara were the ones who had a leading role in the historical investigation of the legacy and efforts for the Nation to send the money; that in January 1997, when I was Minister of Government, Education and Culture, I was visited by Nacul and Dichiara to ask me if it would be possible that, since the provincial government had a different political character than the national one, the work of the first stage could be undertaken, since the funds they were to be rotated, to which I replied that it would be absurd not to do so and that what was necessary and conducive to it be done immediately. In March 1997 and at the initiative of the undersigned, the project for the creation of the Ministry of Education was presented as it was absolutely necessary and fair, considering the priority importance of education; in March of the same year the law was promulgated and he left the Ministry of Education; in July 1998 and for political reasons, he left the Ministry of Government and took over as Minister of Education; when assuming and asking about the project of the School of the Homeland. I find myself with the issue delayed, with a deposit of $1.6 million for the first stage and specifications in preparation; in August 1998 I expedite the taking of possession of the missing land and I order the bidding to be made, beginning the works immediately; in July 1999, a part was enabled and the General Belgrano Elementary School moved there, admitting 1,200 students; in October 1999 the first stage was completed, the Manuel Belgrano secondary school was entered, occupying the school in two shifts, with 3,000 students; the cost of work rendered was approximately $1.4 million, leaving a special account balance of approximately $280,000. It was a source of pride for me to have participated as a public servant in at least part of the great legacy of our history.
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