J2482-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 14, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 10, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2482-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION commemorating 190 years of Guatemala's Independ
 ence from Spain on September 15, 2011
 WHEREAS, Guatemala sits at the heart of what was the Mayan  civilization
 until 1523, when the Spanish conquistadores arrived and began colonizing
 the new world; and
 WHEREAS,  Guatemala  became  a  large producer of tobacco, sugar cane,
 cocoa and agave products  harvested  and  prepared  for  export  by  the
 enslaved Mayans and Africans; and
 WHEREAS,  The  first  colonial  capital,  Ciudad  Vieja, was ruined by
 floods and an earthquake in 1542; survivors founded Antigua, the  second
 capital, in 1543; and
 WHEREAS,  Antigua  was  destroyed  by  two  earthquakes  in  1773; the
 remnants of its Spanish colonial architecture have been preserved  as  a
 national  monument;  the  third  capital, Guatemala City, was founded in
 1776; and
 WHEREAS, Guatemala was a Spanish colony for nearly 300  years,  before
 gaining its independence on September 15, 1821; and
 WHEREAS,  Guatemala  was quickly annexed by Mexico until July of 1823,
 when it joined the United Provinces of Central America until a civil war
 lasting from 1838-1840 tore the nations apart; and
 WHEREAS, Guatemala's Rafael Carrera was instrumental  in  leading  the
 revolt  against  the federal government and breaking apart the Union and
 thus was President of Guatemala on two occasions; and
 WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor and thank  the
 many  Guatemalans  and Guatemalan-Americans who have come to New York in
 pursuit of a better life and have made  so  many  contributions  to  our
 State; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 commemorate 190 years of Guatemala's Independence from Spain on  Septem
 ber 15, 2011; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Ambassador Oscar Padilla Lam, Consul General of Guatemala.

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