Proclamations and Recognition

As Florida pauses to mark 500 years of history, from the time that the course for the future United States of America was set by the landing of Juan Ponce de León in 1513, many leaders have stood up to recognize this significant moment with official awards and recognitions.

On this page you will find many of the proclamations and resolutions that have been made about Florida's historic moment in 2013.

International Recognition
Official Spanish Parliament Gazette Entry Considering the Spanish Contribution to St. Augustine's 450th Commemoration, September 22, 2014 150421 Traducción Inglés PNL San Agustín.pdf 44.73 kB
National Recognition
Senator Marco Rubio Recognizes Florida's 500 Year Anniversary in the U.S. Senate May 8, 2013 Congessional Record - U.S. Senate May 08, 2013.pdf 124.85 kB

State Recognition
State of Florida Cabinet Resolution January 23, 2013 Cabinet Resolution January 2013.pdf 2.68 MB	Governor Scott Proclamation April 1-7, 2013 Governor Scott Proclamation - Viva FL 500.pdf 482.17 kB	House Resolution 9037: Relating to Viva Florida 500 Year 9037- Recognize 2013 as Viva Florida 500.pdf 109.30 kB
Senate Resolution 1872- Relating to Juan Ponce de León SR 1872 - Recognizing Ponce de León.pdf 100.99 kB	House Bill 9047 Recognizing Florida Discovery Day HB9047- April 2 Florida Discovery Day.pdf 73.24 kB	Governor Scott Proclaims Florida's 499th Anniversary 499th Anniversary of European Landing in Florida.pdf 54.98 kB

Local Recognition
Baker County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Baker County Viva Resolution.pdf 122.77 kB	Broward County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Broward County.pdf 304.08 kB	Franklin County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Franklin County Resolution
Gilchrist County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Gilchrist County Resolution.pdf 528.87 kB	Hardee County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Hardee Resolution.pdf 29.35 kB	Hendry County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Hendry County Resolution.pdf 78.89 kB
City of Kissimmee Viva Florida 500 Proclamation City of Kissimmee Proclamation.pdf 828.55 kB	City of Lake Worth Viva Florida 500 Proclamation City of Lake Worth Proclamation.pdf 67.05 kB	Florida League of Cities Resolution League of Cities.pdf 879.13 kB
Lafayette County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Lafayette County Resolution_Page_1.pdf 376.96 kB Lafayette County Resolution_Page_2.pdf 244.32 kB	Madison County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Madison Resolution.pdf 308.16 kB	Miami-Dade County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Miami Dade County Proclamation.pdf 379.27 kB
Nassau County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Nassau1.pdf 46.93 kB Nassau County Resolution (Page 2).pdf 46.93 kB	North Florida Regional Planning Council Viva Florida 500 Proclamation North Florida Planning Council Proclamation.pdf 74.75 kB	Orange County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Orange County Proclamation
Osceola County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Osceola County Proclamation	City of Palm Beach Gardens Viva Florida 500 Proclamation City of Palm Beach Gardens Proclamation.pdf 319.26 kB	Pinellas County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Pinellas County Proclamation
Putnam County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Putnam County Resolution	Taylor County Viva Florida 500 Proclamation Taylor County Proclamation	Village of Tequesta Viva Florida 500 Resolution Village of Tequesta Resolution
	Walton County Viva Florida 500 Resolution Walton County Resolution

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Local Recognition