Celebrating Cinco de
Mayo 2014
"Ramsey, my son, it is
evident and soon history will reveal to the present and past generations your
contributions and sacrifices in the political , cultural and spiritual struggle
for truth and justice, to the extent that you sacrificed your freedom, personal
interests, family, and happiness." Dr.
Salvador Alvarez
Dr. Andres Guerrero, author and graduate
of Harvard School of Divinity, is writing a book on the background, life, and imprisonment
of Ramsey Muñiz. Having been led
by the spirit of God, he traveled to Leavenworth, Kansas to find him chained and
struggling to hold the phone with his hands. It is true. Ramsey Muñiz is suffering. He has suffered
like no other for 21 long years, unjustly incarcerated in the prisons of American. Ramsey writes the following:
After 21 years of unjust
imprisonment, suffering, pain in the prisons of America, it is with great love
and honor to share feelings of pride about El Cinco de Mayo, a historical and spiritual
day of remembrance about our ancestors.
It is written historically that 153
years ago, our Mexican brothers and sisters demonstrated to the entire world what
it is to have valor, courage, pride, love, and spirituality. They defended
their honor by giving their lives. They showed the world the greatest and most powerful
gifts from God, which are freedom, justice, and love!
In May of 1862, a powerful French
army forced its way into Mexico with destruction. The strong French army was at
its best. It was well-armed, disciplined, destroying all resistance as they
marched into Mexico City. They hoped to
force the Mexican government honor previous debts and give up their pride.
Outside the town of Puebla, an amazing
event took place. Mexican soldiers, with
poor equipment and little training, defeated the world’s most powerful French
army. This battle came to be known as The
Battle of Puebla, which was a battle for freedom, land, existence, and the defense
of human rights.
The Battle of Puebla has been
remembered and celebrated every Cinco de Mayo for the last 153 years! We take great pride in this historical event
and we honor the men and women who defended the rights given to us by God from
the time of our birth: freedom –-- justice –-- land ---- and love.
We continue to struggle for
freedom – justice -- and love. It is
difficult to have these qualities today. For this reason we honor our ancestors
for the sacrifice that they made with their lives so that on this day we could
be free – politically, culturally, and spiritually.
Although my family and I
experience suffering, sorrow, sadness, and imprisonment, we remain centered in
who we are. We maintain love for God, love for ourselves, and love for our
families. We treasure the spiritual family unity that our people are known to
have.
We take pride in the spirit of
our ancestors. Through their heroic actions they demonstrated dignity and
courage, which we inherited from them, for we believe in God’s gifts of freedom,
justice, and love!
Que Viva El Cinco de Mayo!
Con mucho corazon,
Ramsey y Irma Muñiz y Familia
Ramsey y Irma Muñiz y Familia
