J5065-2011 Actions

• Jun 5, 2012: ADOPTED
• Jun 5, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• May 31, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J5065-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION commemorating the 187th Anniversary of Uruguay's
 Declaration of Independence on August 25, 2012
 WHEREAS, Prior to European colonization, what is now Uruguay was home to
 Charrua people who were  driven  south  from  Paraguay  by  the  Guarani
 people; and
 WHEREAS, In the early 1500s, Spanish conquerors discovered Uruguay and
 despite  great native resistance and lack of silver and gold, eventually
 colonized the land otherwise undesired by the Portuguese in  neighboring
 Brazil; and
 WHEREAS,  Uruguay's  true resources such as its sprawling prairies and
 nearly inexhaustible water supply were soon recognized by  the  Spanish;
 the  Spanish  introduced  the  first cattle, subsequently, Uruguay would
 become a livestock colony; and
 WHEREAS, Uruguay had grown to be quite prosperous by  the  early  17th
 Century  and  even  more  so  in  the 18th Century after the founding of
 Montevideo, a military stronghold and burgeoning commercial center; and
 WHEREAS, Upon the passing of Uruguay's  formative  generations,  their
 descendents  became  reasonably  aware of the lack of freedoms including
 self-government and social promotion; and
 WHEREAS, In the wake of the American, French and myriad South American
 Revolutions, Uruguay began a revolutionary movement led by Jose Gervasio
 Artigas in 1811, which created years of great conflict between the Span
 ish, Portugese and British forces; and
 WHEREAS, By 1821, present day Uruguay was annexed by Brazil; and
 WHEREAS, Artigas had retreated to Paraguay, but  an  army  of  33  men
 continued the Crusade for Liberation culminating on August 25, 1825; the
 Declaration  of  Uruguay's  Independence  was  made and Uruguay joined a
 regional federation with Argentina; and
 WHEREAS, In 1828, the United Kingdom helped shape and enact the Treaty
 of Montevideo, also called the Preliminary Peace Convention which deemed
 Uruguay an independent state and by 1830, the first  national  constitu
 tion was adopted; and
 WHEREAS,  Uruguay,  as  a  developing  nation, has thrived despite the
 numerous social, economic and political struggles; and
 WHEREAS, Many Uruguayans have made  New  York  their  home,  and  this
 Legislative Body is justly proud to thank the Uruguayan people for their
 contributions to this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 commemorate the 187th Anniversary of Uruguay's Declaration of  Independ
 ence on August 25, 2012; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Adriana Lissidini, Consul General of Uruguay in New York.

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