CADIZ ATENEO PAYED TRIBUTE TO U.S. GENERAL GORDON MEADE, CIVIL WAR HERO.

The cultural Center of Cadiz called Ateneo, payed  tribute to General George Gordon Meade, hero of the Battle of Gettysburg, on the Bicentennial of his birth. 

The Honors included the unveiling of a plaque at the General's birthplace, Plaza de España, 4. The event was  headed by Ignacio Moreno, President of the Ateneo,  and joining him were the Mayor of Cadiz Teofila Martinez; Admiral Santiago González Gómez of the Spanish Navy;  the Military Attaché to the US Embassy Emily Thomas, and the Commander of Naval Activities at Rota Naval Station, Captain Greg Pekar.  During the unveiling, Ateneo Secretary Antonio Ares, read a letter sent by the Meade Foundation of Philadelphia that expressed its appreciation for the tribute being held to General Meade.

Following the unveiling they visited the site to the Council of Cadiz and the church of  El Rosario, where the honoree was baptized. The tribute ended with  lunch at  the cultural institution called Casino Gaditano.