Bill Text: TX SR725 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 6th Gregorio and Ana Esparza Family Reunion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Reported enrolled [SR725 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR725-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The descendants of Gregorio and Ana Esparza are | ||
| gathering in Floresville on July 13, 2019, for their much | ||
| anticipated family reunion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gregorio Esparza was one of the last Alamo | ||
| defenders to join the garrison during the Texas Revolution, | ||
| contributing to the cause as Juan Seguín's best gunner and a | ||
| small artillery expert; he was slain in battle while manning a | ||
| cannon at the back of the chapel, but his wife, Ana Salazar de | ||
| Esparza, and their children, Maria de Jesus Castro and Enrique, | ||
| Manuel, and Francisco Esparza, were among the few to survive; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following the Texans' defeat, Ms. Esparza and her | ||
| husband's brother, Francisco, who served as a soldier in the | ||
| Mexican Army under General Cos, obtained permission to bury | ||
| Gregorio Esparza's body; he was the only defender of the garrison | ||
| allowed Christian burial rites; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Decades passed, and in the 1860s, the Esparzas' | ||
| three sons received preemptive claims in Atascosa County, where | ||
| they settled with their families to farm and ranch; Enrique | ||
| Esparza and his wife, Gertrudes Hernandez Esparza, deeded five | ||
| acres of their land to the Catholic Diocese and were | ||
| instrumental in establishing the county's first Catholic church | ||
| and school; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, the descendants of Gregorio and | ||
| Ana Esparza have come together to share in one another's company | ||
| and to celebrate the rich heritage that has united them for | ||
| generations, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize this | ||
| special occasion; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the sixth Gregorio and Ana | ||
| Esparza Family Reunion and extend to all those in attendance | ||
| sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable event; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 9, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
