HM 29 — "GUADALUPE HIDALGO TREATY DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 29DECLARING 56THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE2, -2023 STATE"GUADALUPE HIDALGO TREATY DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF NEWMEXICOREPRESENTATIVES, -RECOGNIZING FIRSTTHE SESSIONTWENTY-SIXTH 2023ANNUAL INTRODUCEDCELEBRATION BYOF KristinaGUADALUPE OrtezHIDALGO andTREATY AmbroseDAY CastellanoAND andCOMMEMORATING TaraTHE L.ONE-HUNDRED-SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.

Lujan9 WHEREAS, on February 2, 1848, the United States and Jimmythe G.Republic of Mexico signed the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement, known as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, at the main altar of the old cathedral of Guadalupe at the Villa Hidalgo to end the war between the two nations;

Mason and LuisWHEREAS, M.the lands relinquished or ceded by Mexico, totaling over seven hundred ninety thousand square miles, now constitute all or parts of eight states in the American west, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming;

Terrazas 7 9 A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 2, 2023 "GUADALUPE HIDALGO TREATY DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RECOGNIZING THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO TREATY DAY AND COMMEMORATING THE ONE-HUNDRED-SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.

e t 17 w l n d 18 WHEREAS, on February 2, 1848, the United States and the = = 19 a l Republic of Mexico signed the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, i a e r 20 Limits and Settlement, known as the Treaty of Guadalupe a t m m 21 Hidalgo, at the main altar of the old cathedral of Guadalupe at d r e 22 the Villa Hidalgo to end the war between the two nations;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, the lands relinquished or ceded by Mexico, e a n b 24 totaling over seven hundred ninety thousand square miles, now u [ constitute all or parts of eight states in the American west, .224676.1 including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming;

and WHEREAS, Spanish and Mexican community land grants and Native American pueblo communities throughout New Mexico have HM 29 Page 1 relied on the provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to protect their current remaining common lands and as the basis to pursue a just recovery of their traditional, former common lands;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12-5-10 NMSA 1978, the second w l n d 18 of February is set apart each year and known as "Guadalupe = = 19 a l Hidalgo treaty day" in New Mexico;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, February 2, 2023 marks one hundred seventy-five a t m m 21 years since the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, over generations, New Mexico's land grant c e s k 23 communities have experienced phenomenal changes in government, e a n b 24 culture and economy, and their resilience is demonstrated by u [ their growing vitality as political subdivisions of the state;

.224676.1 - 2 - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 2, 2023 be recognized as the twenty-sixth annual commemoration of Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty day;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that state and federal legislative support for all Spanish and Mexican community land HM 29 Page 2 grants and Native American pueblos should continue far into the future.

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