BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
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130 (Mendoza)
As Introduced April 7, 2016
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Arambula, Brough, | |
| | |Cooley, Gomez, | |
| | |Holden, Quirk, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Waldron | |
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SUMMARY: Declares June 10, 2016, as Portugal Day to celebrate
Portuguese national heritage. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1)In September 1542, Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho
sailed a ship into San Diego Bay, becoming the first European
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to explore the land now known as California. Cabrilho
explored the California coast, and is credited with numerous
coastal discoveries.
2)Between 1900 and 1940, as much as one-half of the Portuguese
community in California owned or operated a dairy farm, worked
on a dairy farm, or worked in a dairy-supporting industry.
Applying the Portuguese belief in hard work and thriftiness,
these Portuguese Americans were renowned for their work ethic
and ingenuity, often reinvesting in their own businesses by
buying more land and dairy cows.
3)Portuguese Americans have made valuable and substantial
contributions to every facet of California life. Portuguese
Americans continue to thrive in agricultural communities of
the Santa Clara and San Joaquin Valleys. Today, over 350,000
Portuguese Americans reside in California.
4)Portuguese national literary icon Luís Vaz de Camões wrote
Portugal's national epic poem, Os Lusíadas, celebrating the
15th-century Portuguese explorations that brought fame and
fortune to the country. The poem, considered one of the
finest and most important works in Portuguese literature,
became a symbol for the great feats of the Portuguese Empire.
Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas,
translated as "Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese
Communities," commemorates the death of Luís de Camões on June
10, 1580.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0002957
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