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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, September 2010 marks the bicentennial of the |
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initiation of the Mexican revolution by Father Miguel Hidalgo y |
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Costilla, the father of Mexican independence and the namesake of |
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Hidalgo County; and |
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WHEREAS, On September 16, 1810, Father Hidalgo led several |
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hundred people in taking the prison in Dolores, Mexico, thus |
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launching the events that culminated in Mexican independence in |
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1821; the passionate speech the priest delivered on that day, the |
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Grito de Dolores, declaring "death to bad government," has since |
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become known as the "cry for Mexican independence"; and |
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WHEREAS, The year 2010 also marks the 158th anniversary of |
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the creation of Hidalgo County and the convening, on September 2, |
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1852, of its first county court; and |
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WHEREAS, The 200th anniversary of the beginning of the |
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Mexican War for Independence represents a fitting opportunity to |
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celebrate the heroism and patriotism of Father Hidalgo, as well as |
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the inextricable links between the histories of Mexico and Texas; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the bicentennial in 2010 of the Grito |
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de Dolores and celebrate the continuing inspiration of Father |
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. |
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Peña |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2710 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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