Bill Text: NY K00798 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 798

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 26, 2024, as the 211th Anniversary of Juan Pablo Duarte Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-3)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-29 - adopted [K00798 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00798-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 798

BY: M. of A. Septimo

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        January 26, 2024, as the 211th Anniversary  of  Juan
        Pablo Duarte Day in the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  The people of the Dominican Republic acquired autonomy and
sovereignty on the 27th day of February 1844; and

  WHEREAS, The Island of Quisqueya, the indigenous name for what later
became the  island  of  Hispaniola,  was  the  cradle  of  thinking  and
advancement in the western hemisphere, establishing the first university
and cathedral of the New World; and

  WHEREAS,  On  the  26th  day of January 1813, Juan Pablo Duarte, the
founding father of the Dominican Republic, was born; and

  WHEREAS, During the month of January 2024, Dominicans will celebrate
the 211th Anniversary of Juan Pablo Duarte's birth; and

  WHEREAS, Juan Pablo Duarte, along with Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez
and Ramon Matias Melia, formed La Trinitaria, a secret organization that
initiated the movement for the independence of the  Dominican  Republic;
and

  WHEREAS,  During  the month of January 2024, Dominican Nationals and
Dominican Americans from  throughout  the  Dominican  Republic  and  the
United States will celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic;
and

  WHEREAS,  Each  year,  this  auspicious  occasion  is celebrated and
provides an opportunity for all people to reflect upon the rich  history
of  the Dominican Republic and the many contributions of Latin Americans
to our country as well as the world; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  the
great  contributions  which  Dominicans, such as Juan Pablo Duarte, have
brought to our State and Nation; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 26, 2024, as the
211th Anniversary of Juan Pablo Duarte Day in the State of New York; and
be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.