Rising Latino star in Democratic Party to deliver keynote address

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San Antonio Mayor Julian

Castro will give the most significant speech of his political career Tuesday night when he becomes the first Latino to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

"My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would've thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way -- the good people of San Antonio willing -- to the United States Congress," Castro will say in his speech Tuesday night, referring to his twin brother, Joaquin.

"My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. "Ours is a nation like no other -- a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation ... no matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward."

Comparisons to the 2004 Barack Obama are inevitable. The then-Illinois state Sen. Obama gave the same address in Boston, launching him onto the fast track for the presidential nomination in 2008.

Castro, 37, shrugs off the similarities and talk that he could eventually become the first Hispanic president.

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