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Hiram Rosado
Hiram Rosado (1911-February 23, 1936) was a member of the Cadets of the Republic, the paramilitary wing of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party who, together with fellow Cadet Elías Beauchamp, carried out the 1936 assassination of Col. Elisha Francis Riggs, the United States appointed chief of the Puerto Rico Police. Both men were arrested and shot, officially while attempting to escape, at the police headquarters in San Juan. News of the assassinations spread throughout the United States and lead to legislative proposal by U.S. Senator Millard Tydings, to grant independence to Puerto Rico. Early years Rosado (birth name: Hiram Rosado Ayala ) was born in the town of Ciales, Puerto Rico. There he received his primary and secondary education. Rosado enjoyed reading and his father, Pedro Rosado would often buy him books. Rosado also had a passion for music and played the violin."Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia"; By David J. Leonard, Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo; Publisher: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciales, Puerto Rico
Ciales (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Toponym Sources diverge on the origin of the Ciales name. Nineteenth-century historian Cayetano Coll y Toste stated that it was named as such by then-governor Gonzalo de Aróstegui Herrera in honor of General Luis de Lacy, who had gone against Ferdinand VII's absolutist wishes. Coll y Toste suggested that the Villa Lacy name came from the anagram "es-la-cy" anagram. Other sources, such as Manuel Álvarez Nazario and Luis Hernández Aquino, put forward the theory that it comes from the plural of ''cibales'', plural form of ''ciba'', meaning "stony place" or "place of stones" in Taíno, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Puerto Rico
The Liberal Party of Puerto Rico () was a pro-Puerto Rican independence political party. The Liberal Party was founded in 1932 as a formal disaffiliation between two political parties which composed the political coalition known as the '' Alianza'' (Alliance). Founding The Alianza (also called the Coalition) was a coalition between the pro-independence Union Party led by Antonio R. Barceló and the pro-statehood Republican Party of Puerto Rico led by José Tous Soto. Differences between Barceló, Tous Soto and Félix Córdova Dávila, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, as to the goals of the alliance became apparent. Barceló requested that Herbert Hoover, the newly elected President of the United States, temporarily retain Horace Mann Towner as governor of the island. Hoover consulted Córdova Dávila instead of Barceló in regard to his intentions of naming Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to the post. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organized Labor
The labour movement is the collective organisation of working people to further their shared political and economic interests. It consists of the trade union or labour union movement, as well as political parties of labour. It can be considered an instance of class conflict. * In trade unions, workers campaign for higher wages, better working conditions and fair treatment from their employers, and through the implementation of labour laws, from their governments. They do this through collective bargaining, sectoral bargaining, and when needed, strike action. In some countries, co-determination gives representatives of workers seats on the board of directors of their employers. * Political parties representing the interests of workers campaign for labour rights, social security and the welfare state. They are usually called a labour party (in English-speaking countries), a social democratic party (in Germanic and Slavic countries), a socialist party (in Romance countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanton Winship
Blanton C. Winship (November 23, 1869 – October 9, 1947) was an American military lawyer and veteran of both the Spanish–American War and World War I. During his career, he served both as Judge Advocate General of the United States Army and as the governor of Puerto Rico. An investigation led by the United States Commission on Civil Rights blamed him for the Ponce massacre, which killed 19 people. Early life and education Blanton Winship was born in Macon, Georgia, and graduated from Mercer University in 1889. He received a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1893, where he also played football for one year. Career Military service During the Spanish–American War, Winship joined the 1st Georgia Infantry, a volunteer force. After the war, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Winship to become a judge advocate in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps. His duties, through 1917, included teaching at the United States Military Academy and authoring, with John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789).See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, United States secretary of defense. It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Army is the most senior branch in order of precedence amongst the armed services. It has its roots in the Continental Army, formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown (Washington, D
Georgetown or George Town may refer to: Places Africa *George, South Africa, formerly known as Georgetown * Janjanbureh, Gambia, formerly known as Georgetown *Georgetown, Ascension Island, main settlement of the British territory of Ascension Island Asia * Georgetown, Prayagraj, India * George Town, Chennai, India * George Town, Penang, capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang Europe * Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent, now part of the town of Tredegar in Wales * Georgetown, Dumfries and Galloway, a location in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Es Castell in Minorca, Spain, originally called Georgetown North and Central America Canada * Georgetown, Alberta * Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador * Georgetown, Ontario * Georgetown, Prince Edward Island Caribbean * George Town, Bahamas, a village in Exuma District, Bahamas * George Town, Belize, a village in Stann Creek District, Belize * George Town, Cayman Islands, the capital city on Grand Cayman * Georgetown, Saint Vincent and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isolina Rondón
Isolina Rondón (April 11, 1913 – October 2, 1990) was a political activist. She was one of the few witnesses of the killing of four Nationalists committed by local police officers in Puerto Rico during a confrontation with the supporters of the Nationalist Party that occurred on October 24, 1935, and which is known as the Río Piedras massacre. Rondón joined the political movement and became the Treasurer of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party which staged various uprisings in Puerto Rico against the colonial Government of the United States in 1950. Early years Rondón was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised by her mother upon her father's death. Her mother was a housekeeper and at times Rondón helped. after Rondón began her primary education in her hometown and after completing her eighth grade she attended a secretarial school. She went on to study at the University of Puerto Rico where she worked in the office of the Dean of Social Sciences. Her cousin was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Albizu Campos Raising His Hat To A Crowd, 1936
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Piedras Massacre
The Río Piedras massacre occurred on October 24, 1935, at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. Puerto Rico Police officers confronted and opened fire on supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Four Nationalist Party members were killed, and one police officer was wounded during the shooting. Prelude to the massacre 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 legislature and a member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. It was known as the Reconstruction of Puerto Rico Project. The plan, which was within the New Deal criteria established by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Great Depression, was well received and became known as ''Plan Chardón.''Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Maunabo () is a Maunabo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Maunabo Valley on the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas, Puerto Rico, Patillas and south of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over eight barrios and Maunabo barrio-pueblo, Maunabo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor of the town is Ángel Omar Lafuente Amaro and the population in 2020 was 10,589. History Maunabo was founded in 1799. Maunabo derives its name from a Taíno, Taino name ''Manatuabón'' for the Maunabo River. Life in Maunabo was difficult for early settlers. In 1800 Maunabo registered a population of just 712 residents of whom 180 were slaves. The population was dedicated to subsistence farming in animal husbandry, minor fruits and crops for sustenance. The population was widely dispersed throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delma S
''Delma'' is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus ''Delma'' contains 22 valid described species, all of which are endemic to Australia. Species Recognized species of ''Delma'' according to thReptile Database *'' Delma australis'' Kluge, 1974 – marble-faced delma *''Delma borea'' Kluge, 1974 – rusty-topped delma *'' Delma butleri'' Storr, 1987 – Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, spinifex snake-lizard, unbanded delma *'' Delma concinna'' (Kluge, 1974) – javelin lizard *'' Delma desmosa'' Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007 – desert delma *'' Delma elegans'' Kluge, 1974 – Pilbara delma *'' Delma fraseri'' Gray, 1831 – Fraser's delma, Fraser's scalyfoot *'' Delma grayii'' A. Smith, 1849 – side-barred delma, Gray's legless lizard *'' Delma hebesa'' Maryan, Brennan, Adams & Aplin, 2015 – heath delma *'' Delma impar'' (Fischer, 1882) – striped legless lizard *'' Delma inornata'' Kluge, 1974 – patternless delma, olive legless lizard, oliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
