HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-212RESOLUTION NO. 14.212
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING DECEMBER 13, 2014 A5
"FEAST OF SANTA LUCIA DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA MARKING THE START OF THE
450'" ANNIVERSARY OF THE AREA FIRST BEING NAMED ST. LUCIE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Historians believe that the name "St. Lucie" was first applied to this area by the Spanish.
2. Pedro Menendez de Aviles was sent to Florida to expel the French and secure the coast for
Spain. Menendez settled in St. Augustine and traveled down the east coast of Florida. Onthe
Feast Day of Santa Lucia, December 13, 1565, the Spanish built a fort and named the fart and
new area Santa Lucia, the name which endures to this day for our county.
3. This year the Feast Day of Santa Lucia,Saturday, December 13, 2014, will be celebrated bythe
Gold & Treasure Coast Chapter of Slow Food at the downtown Fort Pierce Farmers' Market
with a cooking contest of the traditional Spanish stew, "Cocido", which historians believe the
Spanish would have prepared.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim December 13, 1014, as "FEAST OF SANTA LUCIA DAY" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County, and visitors alike, to join in the celebration
on December 13, 2014.
3. This Board acknowledges our local history and urges residents and visitors to learn more
about our diverse local history at the St. Lucie Regional Historical Museum and at monthly
dinner presentations by the St. Lucie Historical Society.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 2"a day of December, 2014.
ATTEST: / BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
5T. LUCIE COUNTY), Fl,
BY: -Q1
DEPUTY CLERK CHAIR
APPROVED ST LEGA RM AND
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