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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Socorro celebrated the town's |
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165th anniversary at Fiesta del Valle held in May 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, After the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 in northern New |
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Mexico, Spaniards and their Native American allies relocated to the |
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Socorro area, where they built the Nuestra Senora de la Limpia |
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Concepcion del Socorro Mission; though the mission was destroyed |
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twice by the flooding of the Rio Grande, determined settlers built a |
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third church in 1843, and it still stands today; in 1848, after the |
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Mexican-American War, the City of Socorro became an official Texas |
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municipality; and |
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WHEREAS, Socorro residents commemorated this anniversary |
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with the biggest fiesta in east El Paso County, an event that |
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featured music, food, a dance competition, and the largest |
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fireworks display in the city's history; on the last night of the |
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festival, Noche Mexicana, Socorro welcomed their featured guest, |
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Jacob Prado, the Consul General of Mexico in El Paso, as an |
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expression of the continuing friendship between the neighboring |
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countries; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build |
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a bright and prosperous future, the people of Socorro may indeed |
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take great pride in the important role their city has played in the |
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story of our state and nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 165th anniversary of the |
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incorporation of Socorro and extend to the city's residents sincere |
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best wishes for the future. |