[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1723]
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                       EL CARNIVAL DEL BOULEVARD

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 29, 2005

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues an important festival in my district this Sunday. On July 
31, the Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation will be hosting the 6th 
anniversary of ``El Carnival del Boulevard,'' the Carnival of the 
Boulevard.
  ``El Carnival'' is an important celebration of the Dominican presence 
in the Washington Heights community. The festival will honor the memory 
of Juan Pablo Duarte who died July 15, 1844.
  Juan Pablo Duarte is one of the founding fathers of the Dominican 
Republic. In resistance to the rule of the Haiti, Juan Pablo Duarte 
helped formed a secret dissident society, La Trinitaria, to support the 
Dominican demand for freedom and justice. Because of his heroism, the 
Dominican Republic was able to gain their independence form the 
Haitians on February 27, 1804. This year will mark the 161st 
anniversary of the independence of the Dominican Republic.
  The pride and love of the Dominican people is alive and well in my 
district. This festival will celebrate and commemorate with honor and 
esteem the freedom and beauty of the Dominican Republic, its people, 
and its culture. I look forward to festivals as my district once again 
demonstrates its love and appreciation for our freedoms and its status 
as the soul of America.

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