| 1 | 1 | | 84R11081 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Galindo H.R. No. 1443 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Alamo is recognized around the world as a symbol |
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| 7 | 7 | | of freedom and an inspiration to those battling against foreign |
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| 8 | 8 | | oppression, and the United States Department of the Interior has |
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| 9 | 9 | | formally nominated the Alamo and four other Spanish colonial |
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| 10 | 10 | | missions in San Antonio for designation as a site on the World |
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| 11 | 11 | | Heritage List; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In the 18th century, the city of San Antonio began to |
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| 13 | 13 | | develop around five missions founded by Spain, namely San José y San |
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| 14 | 14 | | Miguel de Aguayo, Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de |
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| 15 | 15 | | Acuña, San Francisco de la Espada, San Juan Capistrano, and San |
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| 16 | 16 | | Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo; these represent the |
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| 17 | 17 | | largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, World Heritage designation is granted under the |
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| 19 | 19 | | World Heritage Convention, which works to enhance understanding, |
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| 20 | 20 | | appreciation, and international cooperation for heritage |
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| 21 | 21 | | conservation; in 1973, the United States became one of the nearly |
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| 22 | 22 | | 200 nations to ratify the convention, an independent treaty |
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| 23 | 23 | | administered under the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Cultural Organization; current listed sites include the Egyptian |
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| 25 | 25 | | pyramids and Australia's Great Barrier Reef, as well as our nation's |
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| 26 | 26 | | Statue of Liberty and Grand Canyon; if accepted, the San Antonio |
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| 27 | 27 | | missions would become the first World Heritage site in the State of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A Bexar County study found that World Heritage |
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| 30 | 30 | | status for the missions would yield more than $100 million in |
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| 31 | 31 | | economic impact over a 10-year period, while generating 1,000 local |
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| 32 | 32 | | jobs and $2 million in hotel tax revenue; the City of San Antonio is |
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| 33 | 33 | | supporting the nomination for this designation, and in so doing, it |
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| 34 | 34 | | is both promoting economic development and helping to raise global |
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| 35 | 35 | | awareness of the unique cultural heritage of the Lone Star State; |
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| 36 | 36 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby endorse the nomination of San Antonio's Spanish |
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| 39 | 39 | | colonial missions as a World Heritage site. |
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