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James L Roberts Co Admin 305-292-4544
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. Whereas, tl1ehistorfof the State of Florida ~.a Hispanic natlorl'first ,
. began in '15~~ when POnce de LeOn disC(Wered F1or1da and daimed it for Spain;
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. Whereas, ,ther~ are currently over 1,000,000 dtizenS of HispaniC origin in
'florida-,alld '
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whereas, HispaniC daZens from aU walks of Itfe and from tt1roughoutthe
wor1d. have cOOtr~, with wort, culture and enterPrise to the owiaIl prQspertt.y
Of Aorlda;and . , . ,
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. W~s, the . state. of flotida is called upon ~storiCCJIly and geOgraphICally
tQ~, ."thega~y. to llltin AmeriCan"; 'CJn<! . ,
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", ',Whereas, athe eXpansion Of F1QricJa's economIC and cultural development
Is' g~ ~haOO!d th~ the support of Hi$pank: Roridlal'ls; and '
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WheJea5,lt tS important for aU Floridians and viSItOrStD be Cngnimntof
'the many pcJsttontttbubonS and future ~of F!orida'sHispanic . '
cOmmunity;
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..~ Now therefore, I, George R_ Neugent by vtrtue of ttIe authOrity vested in,
, Jnl!'. as'Mayor 0( ~roe ,County, FIor1da, do hereby prodaim the month Qt. . , .
. october, 2oo1a5:' .
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Dated the 2O~ day of June, 2001'
GEORGE R. NEUGENT' '
MONROE C:OUNlYuMAYOR.,
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