Resolution; Hispanic Cultural Day.

Resolution
ENROLLED HOUSE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1017 By: Menz and Alonso-Sandoval of
the House

and

Brooks of the Senate

A Concurrent Resolution declaring May 14, 2025, as
the 9th annual Hispanic Cultural Day in Oklahoma;
recognizing the Hispanic community in Oklahoma; and
celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions
of Hispanics to the State of Oklahoma.

WHEREAS, Hispanics are those who identify their origin as the
heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of their birth or
that of their parents or ancestors before their arrival into the
United States; and

WHEREAS, Spanish-speaking countries include Argentina, Bolivia,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay,
Perú, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico; and

WHEREAS, Hispanics have been a part of the geography and history
of Oklahoma since the 16th Century when the Spanish initially
claimed Oklahoma, specifically the Oklahoma Panhandle; and

WHEREAS, the first exploration of Oklahoma was led by the
Spaniard Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his army in 1541 on their
journey to conquer the Seven Cities of Cíbola or Quivira, the area
known today as Cimarron County; and

WHEREAS, the majority of Oklahoma's Hispanic population live in
the cities of Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Guymon; and

WHEREAS, Hispanics have migrated to the State of Oklahoma hoping
for better lives than the ones they left behind; and
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WHEREAS, the influence of Hispanics in Oklahoma is a result of
their perseverance through hard times as well as their innate
yearning to establish a sense of place; and

WHEREAS, the median age of non-Hispanics in the United States is
fifty-four (54) years of age, the Hispanic median age is thirty (30)
years of age; and

WHEREAS, the economic impact of the Hispanic population in the
United States would rank as the fifth-largest economy in the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma
State Senate declare May 14, 2025, as the 9th annual Hispanic
Cultural Day in Oklahoma.

THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma State
Senate do hereby recognize the heritage, culture, and immense
contributions of Hispanics to the State of Oklahoma.

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Adopted by the House of Representatives the 14th day of May,
2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Adopted by the Senate the 15th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________