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5 unusual facts about Luis Muñoz Rivera


Luis Muñoz

Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859–1916), Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician

Luis Muñoz Rivera

His son, Luis Muñoz Marín would subsequently become involved in politics, becoming the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.

He was elected in 1948 as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico in 1948.

Luis Rivera

Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859–1916), Puerto Rican politician or the park named after him

Puerto Rican citizenship

Luis Muñoz Rivera, who participated in the creation of the Jones-Shafroth Act, gave a speech in the U.S. House floor that argued in favor of Puerto Rican citizenship.


Capitol of Puerto Rico

The evaluation of the proposals was in charge of William F. Willoughby (president of the Executive Council), José de Diego (Speaker of the House, represented by Luis Muñoz Rivera), José S. Quiñones (President of the Supreme Court), and Laurence Grahame.


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Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances

Between the Luis Muñoz Rivera and San Vicente streets is the Betances House, where was placed the home of Dr. Betances in Mayagüez during the cholera epidemic of 1856.