[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1393 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1393

       Welcoming the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2010

    Mr. Cardoza (for himself and Mr. Costa) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Welcoming the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United States.

Whereas, on September 28, 1542, Portuguese explorer Joao Rodrigues Cabrillo led 
        a naval expedition into San Diego Bay and became the first European to 
        explore the land now known as California;
Whereas Portuguese immigrants began arriving in the United States in relatively 
        large numbers in 1870;
Whereas Portuguese-Americans have made valuable and substantial contributions to 
        every facet of life in the United States;
Whereas sailing ships have become an inspirational symbol of a seafaring 
        heritage that the United States shares with the international community;
Whereas the Sagres is a steel-built three-masted barque that has been a ship of 
        the Portuguese Navy since 1961;
Whereas the commanding officer of the Sagres is Luis Pedro Pinto Proenca Mendes 
        who is accompanied by the crew of naval cadets;
Whereas, on January 19, 2010, the Sagres set out from Lisbon, Portugal, on a 
        yearlong cruise around the world; and
Whereas the only stop the Sagres is making in the United States is in San Diego 
        where it will be hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego and the 
        United States Navy from June 7, 2010, to June 13, 2010: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) welcomes the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United 
        States;
            (2) recognizes the Sagres' crew as representatives of the 
        cultural and historic ties that bind the peoples of the United 
        States and Portugal together; and
            (3) wishes the Sagres' crew good luck and safe travels on 
        their voyage around the world.
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