As a part of the celebration of the 142 anniversary of the Battle of 6 September, the city of Santiago has inaugurated the Boulevard of the Founding Fathers next to the San Luis Fort. The boulevard consists of a row of pedestals crowned with the busts of the different men considered to be the nation’s early leaders. The ceremony was headed by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez . The main speech was made by General Gustavo Jorge Garcia, chief of the Second Military Region and the guiding spirit for the revaluation of the old fort. The Founding Fathers being honored are Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sanchez, Matias Ramon Mella, Pedro Santana, Jose Maria Imbert, Antonio Duverge, Juan Luis Franco Bido, Jose Joaquin Puello, Jose Maria Cabral, Juan Lafite, Jose Antonio Salcedo, Pedro Antonio Pimentel, Gregorio Luperon, Benito Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez, and Gaspar Polanco.