[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1619 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1619

  Honoring the bicentennial ``call for independence'' that led to the 
   establishments of the independent sovereign nations of Argentina, 
                Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2010

  Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California (for herself, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
  Baca, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Meek of Florida) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the bicentennial ``call for independence'' that led to the 
   establishments of the independent sovereign nations of Argentina, 
                Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Whereas Argentina struggled to secure ``unification, freedom, and independence'' 
        from foreign rule;
Whereas Chile fought persistently to liberate their country with ``reason and 
        force'' and Chile's war of independence succeeded after its three-part 
        revolutionary history, patria vieja, reconquista, and patria nueva;
Whereas Colombia battled fervently for ``liberty, order and glory'' to achieve 
        sovereignty;
Whereas Mexico organized to create an independent country after el grito de 
        Dolores;
Whereas Venezuela moved to secure independence for a nation under ``god and 
        federation for its brave people'';
Whereas the independence of Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
        Honduras, and Nicaragua is celebrated in the month of September; and
Whereas there are millions of people in the United States who trace their roots 
        to these Latin America countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) acknowledges 1810 as a critical year for the people of 
        Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
        Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela towards 
        their march for independence as part of Hispanic Heritage Month 
        commemorations;
            (2) recognizes the numerous contributions that these Latin 
        American countries have made; and
            (3) looks forward to closer collaboration and stronger ties 
        between the people of the Americas in confronting the many 
        shared challenges in our hemisphere throughout the next 200 
        years.
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