Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Luis Muñoz Marín was born on February 18, 1898, at 152 Calle de la Fortaleza in Old San Juan. He was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera and Amalia Marín Castilla. His father was a poet, publisher, and a politician, responsible for founding two newspapers, El Diario and La Democracia.
The mausoleum is the burial site of Luis Muñoz Rivera, former Resident Commissioner and an important figure in the political history of Puerto Rico. His parents were also buried there and, since 1980, so are his wife, Amalia Marín Castilla, and son, Luis Muñoz Marín, who was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. [1]
Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico in union with Spain.
The National Guard, commanded by the Puerto Rico Adjutant General Major General Luis R. Esteves and under the orders of Gov. Luis Muñoz Marín, occupy Jayuya. From 1949 to 1950, the Nationalists in the island began to plan and prepare an armed revolution, hoping that the United Nations would take notice and intervene on their behalf.
Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859–1916), Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician Luis Muñoz Rivera Park, Puerto Rican park named after the politician; Luis Muñoz Rivera (Ponce statue), Puerto Rican statue of the politician; Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera cultural and historical building where the politician was born
According to Muñoz Marin, "The picture captured the feeling of a phase of my life in which, recalling the past, I grieved not to have done or not being able to do much more than what I've done." [4] [5] In 1992, the portrait was part of the art exhibit in the Pavilion of Puerto Rico at the Seville Expo '92. [5]
Inés María Mendoza Rivera de Muñoz Marín (January 10, 1908 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico – August 13, 1990 in San Juan), was a former First Lady of Puerto Rico, teacher, writer and socialite. She was the second wife of Governor Luis Muñoz Marín. Inés Mendoza stood by the Spanish language, defying the new colonial authorities that wanted to ...
This fourth and last government of Luis Muñoz Marín followed his third reelection. [1] [2] In many ways it was a continuation of the previous government, with one change in positions, the Secretary of Labor, [3] and the same amount of supermajoritarian control [4] of the Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.