Assembly Resolution No. 765

BY: M. of A. De La Rosa

MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
January 26, 2018, as the 205th Anniversary of Juan
Pablo Duarte Day in the State of New York

WHEREAS, The people of the Dominican Republic acquired autonomy and
sovereignty on the 27th day of February 1844; and

WHEREAS, The Island of Quisqueya, the indigenous name for what later
became the island of Hispaniola, was the cradle of thinking and
advancement in the western hemisphere, establishing the first university
and cathedral of the New World; and

WHEREAS, On the 26th day of January 1813, Juan Pablo Duarte, the
founding father of the Dominican Republic, was born; and

WHEREAS, During the month of January 2018, Dominicans will celebrate
the 205th Anniversary of Juan Pablo Duarte's birth; and

WHEREAS, Juan Pablo Duarte, along with Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez
and Ramon Matias Melia, formed La Trinitaria, a secret organization that
initiated the movement for the independence of the Dominican Republic;
and

WHEREAS, During the month of February 2018, Dominican Nationals and
Dominican Americans from throughout the Dominican Republic and the
United States will celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic;
and

WHEREAS, Since the 27th day of February 1966, the Instituto
Duartiano, Inc. in New York City, has promoted the memory and
accomplishments of Juan Pablo Duarte; and

WHEREAS, The Instituto Duartiano is an organization that is
dedicated to maintaining and keeping alive the life and history of Juan
Pablo Duarte, the liberator and founder of the Dominican Republic; now,
therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim January 26, 2018, as
Juan Pablo Duarte Day in the State of New York; in recognition of this
auspicious occasion, the members of the Instituto Duartiano will visit
Albany, New York, on Tuesday, January 23, 2018; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
tran- smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York; The Honorable Carlos A. Castillo, Consul General of the
Dominican Republic; Bienvenido Lara-Flores, President of the Instituto
Duartiano de los Estados Unidos; and Jose Tomas Perez, Ambassador of the
Dominican Republic to the United States.