Liberty Bell rings in America’s 250th birthday at Expo New Mexico
Ceremony was organized by New Mexico’s Daughters of the American Revolution and America250.
A replica of the Liberty Bell was rung simultaneously with the National Bell Tapping Ceremony in Philadelphia at noon Saturday at the EXPO New Mexico.The “Let Freedom Ring ” event, organized by New Mexico’s Daughters of the American Revolution and America250!, also included a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a roll call of the declaration’s signers, recognition of signers’ descendants, and a reading of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s New Mexico Semiquincentennial Proclamation.Dulce Zamora, deputy counsel at the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, emphasized the close relationship the U.S. and Mexico have shared for 175 years through 53 counsular offices, whose mission has been to protect the rights of the Mexican community abroad.”At the same time, we provide our national resources to assist with their integration to their new communities, as we believe in the need of learning how to be good citizens in our countries of destination,” Zamora said. “As you celebrate this very important date, please consider the Mexican Consulate your ally in the construction of a long-standing friendship aimed to build together a more prosperous region. As a child, I had the opportunity to travel to California for the celebration of the200 years of independence. I never imagined that 50 years later I would be standing here celebrating this important date. Thank you very much and, once again, congratulations.”
A replica of the Liberty Bell was rung simultaneously with the National Bell Tapping Ceremony in Philadelphia at noon Saturday at the EXPO New Mexico.
The “Let Freedom Ring ” event, organized by New Mexico’s Daughters of the American Revolution and America250!, also included a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a roll call of the declaration’s signers, recognition of signers’ descendants, and a reading of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s New Mexico Semiquincentennial Proclamation.
Dulce Zamora, deputy counsel at the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, emphasized the close relationship the U.S. and Mexico have shared for 175 years through 53 counsular offices, whose mission has been to protect the rights of the Mexican community abroad.
“At the same time, we provide our national resources to assist with their integration to their new communities, as we believe in the need of learning how to be good citizens in our countries of destination,” Zamora said. “
As you celebrate this very important date, please consider the Mexican Consulate your ally in the construction of a long-standing friendship aimed to build together a more prosperous region. As a child, I had the opportunity to travel to California for the celebration of the200 years of independence. I never imagined that 50 years later I would be standing here celebrating this important date. Thank you very much and, once again, congratulations.”
