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Declaring May 1 - May 7, 1994
as "Cinco de Mayo Week" in
Contra Costa County
TV!W5R5 S, on May 5, 1862, the Army of Mexico met, engaged in conflict and
defeated French forces at the Battle of Puebla; and
WO,715 E,.45, though outnumbered and by comparison untrained, the Mexican troops
exhibited great courage and self-sacrifice to successfully repeal the invasion of their land by
foreign forces; and
7llWZR5XS, this victory exemplifies the determination and perseverance embodied in
the proud cultural history of people of Mexican origin; and
?U0,7t(5R5,45, Cinco de Mayo is recognized as a day which symbolizes the apposition of
free people to attempts at tyranny and demonstrates the triumph of Freedom over oppression; and
concerned citizens of Mexican ancestry and other Hispanic organizations
will be sponsoring and attending observances dedicated to the spirit of the sent.
716W, 11WR59ORS, 5 *77 RES4.t'15D, that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby May 1 - May 4, 1994, as
"Cinco de Mayo Week" in Contra Costa County.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my Hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
3rd Day of May, 1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By: �4 4 �
Deputy
Introduced by:
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, District V