San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julián Castro is currently negotiating with the United Nations to designate the Alamo as a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, meaning that a blue UN flag may fly above the historic shrine of liberty once it falls under UN control.
UNESCO, a specialized agency within the UN, created the World Heritage Site status out of a 1972 international agreement, which calls for nations to join together to manage historical sites through “collective assistance.”
“San Antonio has the opportunity for its five Spanish Colonial Missions [including the Alamo] to be nominated to be the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the State of Texas and the 22nd World Heritage designation in the United States,” the October 2013 City of San Antonio newsletter reads.
The Alamo consists of both the Alamo chapel and the surrounding compound now referred to as the Alamo Plaza.
The Alamo chapel, which is what people tend to picture when they hear the name “Alamo,” is managed by the Texas General Land Office and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
The Alamo Plaza, where most of the fighting took place during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, is administered by the City of San Antonio.
During the battle, at least 189 Alamo defenders sacrificed their lives for liberty instead of surrendering to the tyrannical Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna.
The Alamo emerged from the battle as a sacred shrine for individual freedom in the face of collective evil.
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What does the Texas state gov have to say about this? Can the mayor bypass the state and go directly to the fed for approval?
ReplyDeleteI wondered about that also. Seems Perry ought to jump in.
DeleteCastro should be tried for treason- he is a radical. He set up a policy that anyone that has ever bee pro-life can't work for any San Antonio govt position- that was a few months back.
ReplyDeleteHeard he was bad.
DeleteUpdate from The Lonely Libertarian
ReplyDeletehttp://hopelesslysane.blogspot.com/2013/10/unalamo-story-update.html
I've been doing some digging, and I'm pretty sure Julian Castro doesn't have a Socialist leg to stand on. The Alamo is co-managed by the Texas General Land Office and The Daughters of the Republic of Texas. There is NO involvement with the National Park Service or any other federal entity. The Alamo receives NO federal funding, it is entirely owned by the citizens of the State of Texas. And we aren't going to go along with Castro's play. Just another Socialist trying to look bigger than he really is on the international stage.