HM 35 — "VALENCIA COUNTY DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 35DECLARING 56THJANUARY LEGISLATURE-30, STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2024 INTRODUCEDAS BY"VALENCIA TanyaCOUNTY MirabalDAY" MoyaIN andTHE BrianHOUSE G.OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Baca5 andWHEREAS, GailValencia Armstrongcounty andis Gregorypart A.of the Rio Abajo;

Bacaand WHEREAS, Valencia county is the home of the largest matanza in the world, and Joshuathe A.matanza is a symbol of the rich Spanish heritage of the Rio Grande valley;

Sanchezand 7WHEREAS, 9the Amatanza MEMORIALis DECLARINGa JANUARYfamily 30,fun 2024event AShosted "VALENCIAby COUNTYthe DAY"Hispano INchamber THEof HOUSEValencia OFcounty REPRESENTATIVES.to raise funds to provide scholarships to students while preserving Valencia county traditions by promoting and enhancing local business development through civic, social, cultural and employment training programs;

14and WHEREAS, Valencia county is partthe home of the Riofamous Abajo;Tome land grant, which the king of Spain granted to thirty families in 1739;

and WHEREAS, Valencia county is the home of the largest matanza in the world, and the matanza is a symbol of the rich e t 17 Spanish heritage of the Rio Grande valley;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, the matanza is a family fun event hosted by the = = 19 a l Hispano chamber of Valencia county to raise funds to provide i a e r 20 scholarships to students while preserving Valencia county a t m m 21 traditions by promoting and enhancing local business d r e 22 development through civic, social, cultural and employment c e s k 23 training programs;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Valencia county is the home of the famous Tome u [ land grant, which the king of Spain granted to thirty families .227423.2 in 1739;

and WHEREAS, the population growth of the village of Los Lunas holds a significant role in New Mexico's expanding and HM 35 competitive economic landscape and is a catalyst for major Page 1 industrial manufacturing, technological and economic development in Valencia county;

and WHEREAS, Belen was a strategic point along the Camino Real, also known as the "Royal Road", which carved a trade e t 17 route south into Mexico;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, Belen has gained the nickname "hub city" because = = 19 a l of the Belen cutoff of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe i a e r 20 railway, now known as the BNSF railway company;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, the original pre-1937 United States route 66 runs d r e 22 through the heart of Valencia county;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, Bosque Farms was a destination for relocated dust e a n b 24 bowl refugees;

and u [ WHEREAS, Bosque Farms strives to be a sparsely populated, .227423.2 - 2 - agricultural community;

and HM 35 Page 2 WHEREAS, Valencia county houses two museums, the Belen Harvey house museum and the Los Lunas museum of heritage and arts;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF e t 17 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 30, w l n d 18 2024 be declared "Valencia County Day" in the house of = = 19 a l representatives;

and i a e r 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be a t m m 21 transmitted to the mayors of Belen, Los Lunas, Bosque Farms, d r e 22 Peralta and Rio Communities and the chair of the board of c e s k 23 county commissioners of Valencia county.

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