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Um Thank you for all being present here today, the descendant of the newspaper and the representatives from the city schools 150 years ago today, on this very spot, the newly founded town of Sonoma Independence Day Sonoma at that time became the northernmost town in Mexico and

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therefore in Latin America, it is therefore fitting that in this National Hispanic Week, we also present a plaque to the Sonoma National Historic District and honor the congressional medal of honor winners and others who have died and served in the United States armed Forces. One of

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the interesting facts about National Hispanic Week is that a large proportion, probably the largest proportion of the congressional medal of honor winners since its inception during the Civil War are persons of Mexican descent. And there also has been a very large proportion of persons of Mexican

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descent who have died and served in the armed forces of the United States. This then is a plaque that we're putting as a token of our future monument here to the founders of the town of Sonoma. Some of whose descendants are present here today. 150 years

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ago, reads in Spanish. So California, the United States National historic District of Sonoma dedicated to Governor Jose Figura and the founders of Sonoma territory of Alta California, the United States of Mexico, Seso Sonoma. In 1985 the 175 th year of Mexican

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independence. We are very honored today to have some of the descendants of the founders of Sonoma present. First of all, the professional soldiers of the pre of San Francisco, who founded the procedure of Sonoma, our color guard and our and our Bugler. And at this time,

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then I would also like to mention again the congressional medal of honor winners and awardees. And we are also very fortunate here today to have the descendants of the original presidio garrison, many of whom served here with the garrison until the garrison was mustered out in

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18 44. And we have here then beginning here from the left. Um Donohue, Mr Donohue were and later Lieutenant Lazaro Pigna. He was also the commander of the artillery unit here. Next, we have Dorothy Cantu Morgan and her sister and their ancestor was among others. There

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are several, here was the family, the brother Francisco Figuera, the brother of the founder of Sonoma, the car, the car, who are also as you know, the wife of the commandant and troopers, Sergeant Pablo Pacheco and Ignacio Pacheco. And I'm not sure if I mentioned it,

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but especially trooper Manuel Cantu, of which there were two or three that served here after 18 35 about a year later. And we have Barbara Coggins who represents um, the civilian side of the founders. She is the president of Los Cafos presently and the descendant of

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two members of the ear Padres colonist who were one of the three groups that began Sonoma Jose Maria Cova Rubi later became Secretary of State of the Department of Alta California. A department is the equivalent of a state. She is also a descendant of Jose Antonio

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Carrillo who was a territorial assemblyman in 18 35. Next, we have Mr Thornton Jenkins who is a descendant of Commandante, who was also Commandant of the San Francisco Presidium. And he, and he also one of his ancestors and Estrada was the sister of this assemblyman who

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later married Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. And I guess that's all. Have I missed anybody? Ok. We are hoping to have a representative of the Christian Indians is, is the director of the museum present from the museum. OK. And in that case, then we'll just proceed. Next.

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I would like to briefly read a poem. One of the first two poems published in, printed in Alta California in 18 36. As you may guess, the first poem was dedicated to a woman. September 16th, 18 36 Monterey capital of the territory of Alta California, Monterey

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capital, territorial de California and secured independence have formed a beauty that our souls love may peace without alteration. Always in Mexico reside and welfare and goods without end in future. Be a sure path for this beloved land. Now, our

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Bugler will reproduce some of the Bugle calls that were played here at the Presidio. Our first Bugle call will be Bugler's Assembly. Hello, uh uh um uh car. Next, we have a series of four cavalry commands, March trot, Gallup and charge telecommunication

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system. Huh? Um uh ok. I it that magnificent charge to cool things off a little bit. Have revel finally call to prayer services. Thank

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you. Now we'll have a short address in Spanish from a member of the Hispanic community and then we'll play the Mexican national anthem and we'll close with taps for the dead of the presidio and all of the others who have died in our wars. The

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Lord, we are you, you that concludes our brief. Thank you very much for being here. Oh.