IV 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2010 Mr. Cardoza (for himself and Mr. Costa) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Welcoming the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United States.

Whereas, on September 28, 1542, Portuguese explorer Joao Rodrigues Cabrillo led a naval expedition into San Diego Bay and became the first European to explore the land now known as California; Whereas Portuguese immigrants began arriving in the United States in relatively large numbers in 1870; Whereas Portuguese-Americans have made valuable and substantial contributions to every facet of life in the United States; Whereas sailing ships have become an inspirational symbol of a seafaring heritage that the United States shares with the international community; Whereas the Sagres is a steel-built three-masted barque that has been a ship of the Portuguese Navy since 1961; Whereas the commanding officer of the Sagres is Luis Pedro Pinto Proença Mendes who is accompanied by the crew of naval cadets; Whereas, on January 19, 2010, the Sagres set out from Lisbon, Portugal, on a yearlong cruise around the world; and Whereas the only stop the Sagres is making in the United States is in San Diego where it will be hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego and the United States Navy from June 7, 2010, to June 13, 2010: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)welcomes the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United States; (2)recognizes the Sagres’ crew as representatives of the cultural and historic ties that bind the peoples of the United States and Portugal together; and (3)wishes the Sagres’ crew good luck and safe travels on their voyage around the world.