This website will be unavailable from Friday, April 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

                                                                                



                                                                  H.R. No. 41 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Juan Alamia, a resident of the Rio Grande Valley, 
joined the First United States Volunteer Cavalry at its mustering 
camp in San Antonio in May 1898 for service in the Spanish-American 
War; and
	WHEREAS, The conflict between Spain and the United States 
centered on the question of Cuba, where for several years 
insurgents had been fighting a guerrilla war against their colonial 
rulers; on April 20, 1898, the U.S. Congress recognized Cuban 
independence and simultaneously authorized the use of American 
military force to ensure it; four days later, Spain declared war on 
the United States; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Alamia's regiment trained at Camp Wood in San 
Antonio for a month before embarking for Cuba; the unit's first 
commander, Leonard Wood, was soon replaced by his 
second-in-command, Theodore Roosevelt; known affectionately as the 
Rough Riders, these troops won fame for their successful assaults 
on Kettle and San Juan hills, near the city of Santiago, on July 1, 
1898; and
	WHEREAS, Spain's defeat in Cuba was sealed a few days later, 
when the Spanish fleet was destroyed as it tried to escape from 
Santiago harbor; American forces also succeeded in taking Puerto 
Rico and the Philippines, bringing the war to a conclusion by 
mid-August 1898; and
	WHEREAS, Juan Alamia returned to his home in South Texas, 
where, in May 1913, he became a casualty of the Mexican Revolution; 
Mr. Alamia was killed when General Lucio Blanco, a supporter of the 
rebel leader Venustiano Carranza, attacked the border town of Rio 
Bravo; and
	WHEREAS, Today, just over a century after the formation of 
the Rough Riders, Mr. Alamia is remembered for his heroism, 
patriotism, and devotion to the cause of freedom; and
	WHEREAS, State Representative Aaron Peña, Jr., has 
rightfully  presented this resolution to the Texas House of 
Representatives for its consideration on behalf of his ancestor 
Juan Alamia; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize Juan Alamia for 
his remarkable achievements and service to this state and country; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the family of Juan Alamia as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                            Pena

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 41 was adopted by the House on August 
5, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House