Cinco De Mayo 2016 – Westside Business Association
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County of Nueces MIKE PUSLEY OSCAR ORTIZ Commissioner Commissioner Precinct 1 Precinct 3 JOE A. GONZALEZ BRENT CHESNEY Commissioner Commissioner Precinct 2 SAMUEL L. NEAL, JR. Precinct 4 County Judge Nueces County Courthouse, Room 303 901 Leopard Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-3697 COMMISSIONERS COURT PROCLAMATION Cinco de Mayo 2016 – Westside Business Association WHEREAS, Cinco de Mayo, The Fifth of May, commemorates the victory of Mexico over the French army at The Battle of Puebla in 1862; and because if it had not been for General Ignacio Zaragoza from Goliad, Texas, Captain Porfirio Zamora from Palito Blanco in South Texas and 500 Tejanos from the Corpus Christi and the South Texas area, who volunteered as a cavalry unit and fought to defend Mexico from the French invasion, France would have gotten a foothold on the continent and joined the Confederate army in the United States and the Civil War would have had a different ending; and because these Tejanos considered the Battle of Puebla as their victory and their contribution in saving Mexico from French domination; and, WHEREAS, it is a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capitol of Puebla, but also in other parts of Mexico and in the U. S. cities with a significant Americans of Mexican descent population; and because celebrating Cinco de Mayo has become increasingly popular along the U.S. – Mexico border and in parts of the U. S. that have a high population of people with a Mexican heritage; and because the holiday is a celebration of Mexican culture, of food, music, beverage and customs unique to Mexico; and, WHEREAS, the Westside Business Association (WBA) is a well-established, grassroots organization now in its 36th year, with a long history of promoting economic and educational development and the cultural history of Corpus Christi with an emphasis on the Westside; and because The Westside Business Association is celebrating the 4th annual “Cinco de Mayo” celebration, as an educational, culturally and historically relevant community event, free to the public with entertainment, food and craft vendors, student groups, and community organizations; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, that Thursday, May 5, 2016, is hereby declared “2016 Cinco de Mayo Celebration Day” in Nueces County, and the Court further encourages all citizens to recognize the events held in our community celebrating the importance of this day. DULY ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY ON THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016. __________________________ SAMUEL L. NEAL, JR. Nueces County Judge __________________________ ____________________________ MIKE PUSLEY JOE A. GONZALEZ Commissioner, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Precinct 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ OSCAR ORTIZ BRENT CHESNEY Commissioner, Precinct 3 Commissioner, Precinct 4 ATTEST: _____________________________ KARA SANDS, County Clerk .