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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 wanted radical changes within the economy and social welfare programs of Puerto Rico. In 1924, Pedro Albizu Campos, a lawyer, joined the party and was named its vice president. Don Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Albizu Campos was the first Puerto Rican graduate of Harvard Law School.
It is located at the intersection where the events took place (corner of Marina and Aurora streets). The museum houses photographs and various artifacts from the Ponce massacre. A section of the museum is dedicated to Pedro Albizu Campos. [40] [41] [42]
Pedro Albizu Campos President and principal leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Román Baldorioty de Castro Considered "The Father of Puerto Rico's Autonomy". Pedro Colón Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Federico Degetau The first Resident Commissioner to the United States. Manuel V. Domenech Mayor of Ponce.
Pedro Albizu Campos (1891 – 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician.He was the main figure in the Puerto Rico independence movement. He was born and lived in the house that was located at the spot where his statue currently stands until 1912 when he received a scholarship to study at the University of Vermont.
Concepción de Gracia worked as a lawyer specializing in civil and constitutional law. In 1936, at the age of 25, he moved to New York to represent Pedro Albizu Campos and other members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, who were jailed and appealing their case.
English: Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, is shown March 6, 1936. Campos was arrested on charges of recruiting soldiers in a conspiracy to overthrow the United States government. Warrants were issued for six others. Campos is a lawyer and Harvard University graduate.
López de Victoria's political ideals were influenced by his sister and by the local Nationalist leader José Enamorado Cuesta, who introduced him to the teachings of Don Pedro Albizu Campos, the party president. In 1932, López de Victoria swore allegiance to the Nationalist Party before Eufemio Rodríguez Pérez, the president of Ponce's ...