Remarks by Compañera Rosario, Co-President of Nicaragua,
in the Central Event in Celebration of the Day of National Dignity
May 4th 2026
A very good evening, a very good evening, beloved families of our blessed Nicaragua, where Sandino Lives On and the Struggles for Peace, for Well-being, for Rights, for those much deserved Freedoms of Nicaragua’s People, continue!
Here we are, and Sandino lives in the Heart of each one of us, where he is born every day. This month of May marks the anniversary of his birth, but the truth is that Sandino lives on and never left us, it is true that he transcended, but he transcended Life too and that must be understood.
As Comandante Daniel said: Who except a very brave man, only a Hero, like Sandino, could think of facing alone, with 29 others, the apparently most powerful army in the world, the United States Army? But he did so. Why? Because he transcended, he transcended limitations and understood that we had to fight, that we had to know how to fight to win. And he won! And the US Marines left and had to leave Nicaragua.
In 1856, in San Jacinto, we expelled the invaders of that century.
With Sandino in Nicaragua, as the book by the great Basque writer, Ramón Belausteguigoitia, relates, With Sandino in Nicaragua, here we had a Consciousness, we were born, and we are born, to that awakening that Brian Wilson described and explained so very well: He lost the fear of being afraid! And that is a True Truth in all areas of life, because to face the difficulties, the challenges of life, you have to lose your fear.
This is a People who lost their fear, we have already shown this, we have already said it: They Could Not Prevail, Nor Will They! Don't even dare! They Could Not Prevail, Nor Will They! This People of ours is Great and has Grandeut, Courageous with the Strength that only God can give, Spiritual Strength, and that is invincible. That really is invincible.
For this reason, we give thanks to the Heavenly Father every day, because as Nicaraguans we know that we have the Blessing of a Great Spirit within each one of us. And of the Strength to fight, to strive for Well-being, to strive so as to be better each one of us, striving to live as Brothers and Sisters, Families and Communities; striving to live as Christians... Love above all things, love of God above all things. For to love God is to love humanity, it is to love and promote, to restore where needed, and defend, Peace.
We are a Blessed People, we are an Undefeated and Invincible People, we are a Great People, that is why we always encourage ourselves to defend Peace, to fight for Peace. Peace is everything, Peace that is Dignity, Peace that is Strength and Fortitude, Peace that represents absolute Loyalty to the Prince of Peace, to Christ Jesus.
Peace, Peace, Peace, said Darío and we too say it every day, and when we celebrate our National Dignity, we celebrate how we are able to fight for Peace, precisely so as to Go Onward with everything that represents progress against Poverty.
Because Poverty is a cardinal sin, Poverty is inadmissible in Christian Hearts, so Poverty has to be vanquished and defeated in every People where we live as Human Beings, as Grandparents, Men, Women, Youth, Children. Poverty, and the precariousness that allows Poverty, encourages Poverty, and the Spirit that does not know how to overcome it.
I mean to say, every day I do say: Above all, let us entrust ourselves to God so that this Strength he gives us will never subside, will never be extinguished and that we will be able to overcome, as we have been able, with the Blessing of God and by His Hand, throughout history; even in the most difficult moments and circumstances, to overcome the challenges, challenges which in the end strengthen our Soul.
I was saying, I was thinking, watching certain videos, that the enemies of Peace don't realize how, when they attacked Peace, when they challenged Peace as a Christian Mandate, they ignited tin Nicaraguans the infinite fire of Courage, Honor, Glory and the capacity for Victories.
And now what we see is a People magnifying itself in every possible space, working for Peace and to continue defeating Poverty. They strengthened our Struggles for Peace, because in that very hard and painful moment we felt capable, because we have God's Blessing, and we knew that they would not prevail, they could not prevail, nor they will ever be able to. Because here in this Nicaragua Christ lives, Christ the King, Christ Jesus lives and we are made of Vigor, of Glory, of Humanity and of Victories.
A warm embrace to all of Nicaragua in its Dignity, to all this Nicaragua, so strong of Soul, to all this Nicaragua that we know is Protected, Blessed and, therefore, Victorious, Triumphant.
Warm embraces, Compañeras and Compañeros.