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Miami as Second getti+ meat i
the United States
Enclosed is a copy of letter from Maria E. Torano, Program Director
of the Hispanic Committee on the ficentennial, to Ray Goode.
Most people do not know that, officially, Miami was the second
settlement in the continental United States. After St. Augustine
was settled, a few years later a contingency went south and chose
the mouth of the Miami: River as the second permanent settlement.
This was done before Santa Fe was established as a settlement, and
although it was not continuous like St. Augustine and Santa Pe, it
was, nevertheless, the second settlement in this country.
1 think this is a major theme that fits historically into the forth-
coming Bicentennial celebration. It would certainly seem more
appropriate for the City of Miami to take this posture, than Metro-
politan Dade County
After you have discussed the above with Lew Price and the staff, I
would like to schedule the matter for discussion during a Commission
meeting.
MAF.amn
cc: Honorable Members of
the City Commission
Latin acce
This year's Orange howl •
parade theme Anhounced last •
weett, **Odyssey to 1reedofn,"
should lend melt beautifully•
to n 'tnueh=needed effort to
help the traditional festivity
better prbjeet Miami's Min
eme lt: Ideas are still being .
aetepted forfloats relating to
`the theme of Arnericati histf
ry from the colonial period
through 1976, according to ,.
G13C President Jitn Mm=
Strong.
Certainly the ethnic (netting
pot is a basic ingredient In
that history, for the whole
.story of the United States is
the chronicle of the pilgrims
from every nation and Conti-
nent who came, and still
come, seeking freedom from
want and from tyranny. •
While the Orange Bowl Is a
promotional, not a political,
event, it would be a travesty if
• a parade with such a theme
• marched down -Biscayne Bou-
levard on national television
without reflecting the vigor
and color of Miami's 400,000
member Latin community.
Potential float sponsors,
which include the cities of
Miami and Coral Gables as
(s well . as private groups and
tit for OB
businesses, should mn ve to
took satin.relat d designs and
entertaimrienti and to draw
more of the Spanish + otntnu•
nitylnto the Orange Howl fear
tivities that bring so many
tourist dollar§ to Miami every
Y.
The•'Orange'Dow1• Commit.
tees failure to include any
Spanish people among ltai SO
members is a deplorable ire•
fiection of the insensitivity of
a group that is also all male
and 98 per tent white,
tiut that failure Should not
prevent the city, which is pre.
dominantly Latin and has a
Puerto Rican mayor, frotn.ex`
pressing itself accurately on
its own• float. Nor should
those many businesses that
eagerly court Spanish dollars
hesitate to propose designs
drawn from the rich and col-
orful Spanish culture.
There is still time for float
sponsors to • inject a .Spanish
tone into the parade:The op-
portunity should not be
missed because of apathy on
the 'Miami City Commission
• or among executives -in the
companies 'that are' potential
sponsors. ,�
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Armando Alelendre
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Dr. Jose 8alieiro
Coordlnadora
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Mlembroi:
Dr. Horatio Aguirre
WlUiam Ale■ender
Carlos Arboleya
Manuel Arguer
Alicia Baro
Hilarlo Candela
Delia Cerballo
Jose Manuel Casanova
EIvlra DopiCo
Dra. alpha F ernander
Jose Ramon Gerrlgo
Ariel Gutierrez
Guillermo HderrCerlaya
Arturo Hevia
Antonio Jorge
Rudy Juarez
Evelio Ley
Emilio Milian
Ricardo Nunez
Leslie Pantin, Jr..
Anthony Rives
Manuel Rodrigues
Miembres Adluntos:
Vicente Ramirez•
Montesinos
Consul General de
Espana
Joaquin Blaya
Guillermo Cueto
Ondine fidalgo
Luis Leuredo
Dr. Rolando Midas
Rodolto Nodal Tarala
Tony Oieda
Guillermo /elemee
Helen Cuenca
March 27, /973
Mr. stay Coede
County Manager
Pont 0911
Dade County Court ttoutie
73 W. Plagier
Muni, Fla* 33131.
9imericano del
Dear Mt. Goode:
As you did, l attended the 1976 Orange Bowl Parade Preview
et the Columbus Hotel last March 15th.
iCB:t TENARiO
Like:everyone there, r enjoy the magnificent presentation •
which is being planned for the forthcoming Bicentennial year.
During the discussion period, you asked a question which ties
in very closely with a recurrent thought that a great number of
people from the Spanish-speaking community has contemplated for
a long period of time: To see our Hispanic Heritage represented,
at the Orange Bowl Parade and most significantly during the
Bicentennial year.
As you so well expressed, Florida does have a Hispanic Heritage
dating over 400 years.
This important factor ties in with the geographic position of our
state focusing in Miami with its large Hispanic representation which
has truly become the Gateway to the Americas.
Would it be possible to ask of you, Mr. Goode, that your organization
gives special consideration to it sponsoring a float which carries a
Hispanic theme that will make it so appealing to the many Spanish-
speaking people that reside in this area, specially Cubans.
I may assure you this will have a tremendous impact among the Latin
population. 0
the Spirit of '76,
MET/sg
cc Third Century U.S.A.
Hispanic -American Committee Members