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4 unusual facts about José Enrique Arrarás


José Enrique Arrarás

He obtained his primary and secondary education at Immaculate Conception Academy in Mayagüez and Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Back in Puerto Rico, he obtained his L.L.B. law degree (Magna Cum Laude and Valedictorian) at the University of Puerto Rico in 1963, received his Doctor in Civil Law (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain in 1971.

Public housing in Puerto Rico

José Enrique Arrarás was the first Secretary of Housing in 1973, appointed by Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón.

Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

Past presidents include the island's first Puerto Rican Governor, Jesús T. Piñero; Héctor Cardona; Germán Rieckehoff, whose remains are buried at the Albergue Olímpico; and José Enrique Arrarás.



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