Senate Resolution No. 5742

BY: Senator PERALTA

COMMEMORATING the 197th Anniversary of the
Independence of Nicaragua on September 15, 2018

WHEREAS, Nicaragua takes its name from Nicarao, chief of the
indigenous tribe that lived around present-day Lake Nicaragua during the
late 1400s and early 1500s; and

WHEREAS, In 1524, Hernandez de Cordoba founded the first Spanish
permanent settlements in the region, including two of Nicaragua's
principal towns: Granada on Lake Nicaragua, and Leon, located west of
Lake Managua; and

WHEREAS, Relations between the ruling "peninsulares" and the
Nicaraguan "creoles" were not amicable, and although Nicaraguans did not
engage in the revolts like neighboring countries until the early 1800s,
political rivalry and opposition to poor representation and oppressive
laws led to revolution; and

WHEREAS, Nicaragua gained independence from Spain on September 15,
1821, briefly becoming a part of the Mexican Empire and then a member of
a federation of independent Central American provinces; and

WHEREAS, On April 30, 1838, Nicaragua's constituent assembly deemed
it independent and autonomous from Central America; and

WHEREAS, Many Nicaraguans have made New York their home, and this
Legislative Body is justly proud to thank the Nicaraguan 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 197th Anniversary of the Independence of Nicaragua on
September 15, 2018.