On Monday, Sept. 20, the city of Buda presented a proclamation, celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanic American accomplishments. J.R. Gonzales, executive director of the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, gave a speech in front of council, thanking the city “on behalf of 63 million people.”
National Hispanic Heritage Month began as a week, and under the President Ronald Raegan’s administration in 1988, was expanded into a month, celebrating this emerging American group. Since the expansion, the U.S. celebrates National Hispanic Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
“The fact that over the past two decades over 50% of the country’s growth has been directly attributed to the Hispanic population is significant,” Gonzales said. “The fact that tortillas outsell bread, that salsa outsells ketchup… Hispanic contributions in this country has been vast ever since the Revolutionary War.”
