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Pedro Albizu Campos (June 29, 1893 [2] – April 21, 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the president and spokesperson of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico from 1930 until his death. He led the nationalist revolts of October 1950 against the United States ...
Born. ( 1931-10-14) October 14, 1931 (age 92) Caguas, Puerto Rico. Nationality. Puerto Rican. Occupation (s) Actress, television host. Lydia Echevarría (born October 14, 1931 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress who was convicted of plotting the murder of her husband, Puerto Rican television show producer, Luis Vigoreaux .
In 1931, the U.S.-appointed Governor of Puerto Rico, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., named Dr. Carlos E. Chardón as Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico. He was the first Puerto Rican to have this position. In 1935, Chardón initiated a project based on the ideas of Luis Muñoz Marín, who at the time was a Senator in the Puerto Rican ...
Rafael Picó Santiago (December 29, 1912 – May 4, 1998) was one of Governor Luis Muñoz Marín 's closest advisors. He served as the first chairman of the Puerto Rico Planning Board, President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, and served from 1965 to 1968 as a member of the Puerto Rico Senate elected by Muñoz' Popular ...
[15] [16] [17] It was the first museum in Puerto Rico accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. [11] [18] It was founded in 1959 by industrialist and philanthropist Luis A. Ferré at a location in the Ponce Historic Zone. The museum moved to its current building location on Avenida Las Américas in 1965. In 2010, the museum increased its ...
Instrument (s) Voice. Florencio (" Flor ") Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), better known as Ramito, was a Puerto Rican trovador, and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Fans of the genre consider him the king of Jíbaro music. Known as "El Cantor de la Montaña" (The Singer from the Mountain), [1] Morales ...
Eduardo Georgetti. Eduardo Georgetti (October 11, 1866 – November 26, 1937), was an agriculturist, businessman, philanthropist, and politician. Georgetti, who came from a family of landowners, became one of Puerto Rico's wealthiest sugar barons and benefactors. In 1917, he became the first vice-president of the Puerto Rican Senate .
José Tous Soto (October 2, 1874 – March 22, 1933) was a Puerto Rican politician and former Senator and Representative. Early years and education [ edit ] José Tous Soto was born in San Lorenzo [ citation needed ] on October 2, 1874.