WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), supports fostering and increasing opportunities for training, education, civil rights, job opportunities, housing, economic development, and the welfare of all Hispanics in the United States, and

WHEREAS, LULAC strives to eliminate vestiges of discrimination affecting Hispanic Americans and others, be the discrimination overt or covert, LULAC is the premier oldest and largest Hispanic Civil Rights organization for over 71 years that defends the rights of Hispanics and others, and

WHEREAS, LULAC greatly respects and admires the struggles for Liberty and self-determination of freedom loving peoples, LULAC has struggled long and hard to help Hispanics achieve full citizenship rights under our Constitution, Bill of Rights, State Laws and Regulations, and

WHEREAS, LULAC members recently visit4ed Goliad, Texas and visited the Presidio, site of one of Texas' historic battles for independence during Cinco de Mayo, a video presentation of the Battle of Goliad, depicted the Mexican Army as blood-thirsty savages without regard or value for life, and the video re-enacts the execution of the Texicans as a slaughter of humans with a ferocious violence, and

WHEREAS, the video exposes anyone, but particularly school children to a stereotypical image of Mexicans as "Butchers and Murderers" and to a level of violent images that will be etched in their young minds for ever, and

WHEREAS, during the LULAC visit to Goliad on Cinco de Mayo, a special day of victory for Mexicans over the French Army in Puebla, and Goliad the birth place of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, Tejano Extraordinaire, the video of the Battle of Goliad was shown to visiting school children who were obviously impacted by the bloody and violent scenes. In fact, Anglo youngsters made derogatory comments toward their Mexican-American counterparts that denigrated Mexicans and their ancestors after viewing it, and

WHEREAS, LULAC is familiar with atrocities committed by armies and the righteous in our history, in the name of God and Country, we do not feel the history reflected in the video at the Presidio is proper, acceptable or worthy of being shown I its present form, but in particular, should not be shown to school age children where it will cause irreparable harm to them and cause further mistrust and division between modern-day Texans and Tejanos, descendents of heroes of both sides of the struggle and does a dis-service to the learning experiences of children.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, LULAC protest to the Bishop of Victoria and Corpus Christi, Texas, owners of said Presidio, where this unacceptable racist and violent video and enactments is being exhibited and shown to all visitors of this Historical site to be removed or changed immediately.

Submitted by

Joe Campos Jim Salinas
President, Council 100 Treasurer, Council 100

Approved this 9th day of June, 2001.

Rick Dovalina
LULAC National President