Bill Text: TX HR892 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the City of San Antonio for its effort to gain World Heritage Site designation for its five Spanish missions.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-24 - Reported enrolled [HR892 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR892-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 892 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The City of San Antonio is supporting the National | ||
| Park Service in its application for World Heritage Site designation | ||
| for the five Spanish Colonial missions established along the San | ||
| Antonio River in the 18th century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Determined to expand its influence in the New World, | ||
| Spain built missions to convert indigenous people into subjects of | ||
| the Spanish crown; these frontier institutions provided not only | ||
| religious instruction, but also occupational training and | ||
| education in the Spanish language and system of government; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Vibrant communities grew up around these outposts, | ||
| and the city of San Antonio owes its existence to its five missions, | ||
| San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, Nuestra Señora de la Purísima | ||
| Concepción de Acuña, San Francisco de la Espada, San Juan | ||
| Capistrano, and San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo; | ||
| these represent the largest concentration of Catholic missions in | ||
| North America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, World Heritage Site designation is granted under the | ||
| World Heritage Convention, which works to enhance understanding, | ||
| appreciation, and international cooperation for heritage | ||
| conservation, pursuing an ideal similar to that of the American | ||
| National Park system; in 1973, the United States became one of the | ||
| nearly 200 nations to ratify the convention, an independent treaty | ||
| administered under UNESCO; current sites include the Egyptian | ||
| pyramids and Australia's Great Barrier Reef, as well as our nation's | ||
| own Statue of Liberty and Grand Canyon; if accepted, the San Antonio | ||
| missions would become the first World Heritage Site in the State of | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, World Heritage designation confirms the | ||
| extraordinary cultural significance of sites and contributes to | ||
| their preservation, and this recognition typically leads to | ||
| increased international tourism and greater access to historians | ||
| and preservation specialists; by supporting the National Park | ||
| Service in its endeavors in behalf of the Spanish Colonial | ||
| missions, the City of San Antonio is taking an important step to | ||
| heighten global awareness of these irreplaceable cultural | ||
| treasures and of Texas history; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend the City of San Antonio for its vision in | ||
| joining the effort to gain World Heritage Site designation for its | ||
| five Spanish Colonial missions and extend sincere best wishes for | ||
| its success to all those associated with this important project; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| McClendon | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 892 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
