Bill Text: TX SR760 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Reported enrolled [SR760 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR760-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The 300th anniversary of the founding of San | ||
Antonio is being commemorated in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, San Antonio's roots can be traced back to an | ||
encampment known by local indigenous people as Yanaguana, which | ||
meant "the clear water" in their native language; in the late | ||
1600s, Spanish explorers traveled through the area and gave it | ||
the name San Antonio de Padua; the site, located halfway between | ||
northern Mexico and Spanish settlements in East Texas, was | ||
subsequently chosen by Spanish authorities for the establishment | ||
of a permanent community; and | ||
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1718, Martín de Alarcón, the governor of | ||
Coahuila y Tejas, and Fray Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares | ||
founded Mission San Antonio de Valero west of San Pedro Springs; | ||
moved several times before its present site was chosen in 1724, | ||
the mission would later become a fortress known as the Alamo; on | ||
May 5, 1718, the Spaniards also established a garrison, the | ||
Presidio San Antonio de Béjar, to protect the new mission, and | ||
the soldiers' families composed a rudimentary civilian | ||
settlement; four other missions were planted in the area over the | ||
next decade and a half, and when a group of Canary Islanders | ||
arrived in 1731, the civilian settlement was organized as a | ||
villa, San Fernando de Béjar; the only town in Texas to enjoy | ||
municipal status during Spanish rule, San Fernando became the | ||
capital of Texas in 1773; following the Texas Revolution, San | ||
Antonio, as the town was now called, was chartered as the seat of | ||
Bexar County; and | ||
WHEREAS, With the advent of the city's 300th anniversary in | ||
2018, the San Antonio Tricentennial Celebration Commission has | ||
partnered with hundreds of local organizations to plan a year of | ||
festivities that emphasize history and education, community | ||
service, and arts and culture, all culminating in a week of | ||
commemorative events; and | ||
WHEREAS, For three centuries, the Alamo City has played a | ||
central role in the story of the Lone Star State, and it is a | ||
pleasure to join its residents in celebrating this notable | ||
milestone as they continue to build an even brighter future; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby commemorate the 300th anniversary of the | ||
founding of San Antonio and extend to its citizens sincere best | ||
wishes for a memorable and meaningful tricentennial celebration; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the City of San Antonio as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Menéndez, Campbell | ||
Uresti, Zaffirini | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 10, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate |