Gilberto Junior Croes, one of the children of the Liberator Betico Croes, explains that it is an emotional day for the entire family. However, the family is very pleased that in a small ceremony the date and the person Betico Croes is for Aruba are being remembered. Besides remembering his father, Junior Croes finds it important that the new generation knows what the entire struggle and the Status Aparte represent for Aruba. It is important for the new generation to know where Aruba came from and why it fought for the Status Aparte.
Gilberto Junior Croes, while remembering his father, sees that the greatest challenge is to pass on the history of the struggle that created the Aruba we have today
