Carlos Gallisá Bisbal (3 October 1933 in

Camuy, Puerto Rico Camuy () is a Camuy barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares, Puerto Rico, Lares and San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas, Puert ...

– 7 December 2018 in

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...

) was a Puerto Rican attorney,

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, and

independence movement Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a ...

leader.

Education

After graduating from the

University of Puerto Rico School of Law The University of Puerto Rico School of Law is the law school of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, the only law school in the University of Puerto Rico System and the only public law school in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1913 at ...

, Gallisá practiced

labor law Labour laws (also spelled as labor laws), labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship be ...

. He became politicized through the

Vieques Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island, town and municipality of Puerto Rico, and together with Culebra, it is geographically part of the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques lies about east of the mainland of Puerto Rico, measuri ...

protests against the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

Politics

He was elected to the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

as a member of the

Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party (, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ideology are usually called ''independentist ...

(PIP) in 1972. In 1973 he left the PIP to join the more radical

Puerto Rican Socialist Party The Puerto Rican Socialist Party (, PSPR) was a Marxist and pro-independence political party in Puerto Rico seeking the end of United States of America control on the Hispanic and Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. It proposed a "democratic worke ...

(PSP). In 1983, Gallisá became

general secretary Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, Power (social and political), power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the org ...

of the PSP. Gallisá suffered harassment due to his politics, including a

firebombing Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs. In popular usage, any act in which an incendiary d ...

of his law office. He testified at the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

on the decolonization issue. Following the disbanding of the PSP in 1993, Gallisá became a leader of the

New Puerto Rican Independence Movement The Hostosian National Independence Movement (, MINH) is a political organization in Puerto Rico. In 2015, Julio Muriente was its leader. History The MINH was formed on May 6, 2004, by a merger of the National Hostosian Congress (CNH) and the ...

and later the

Hostosian National Independence Movement The Hostosian National Independence Movement (, MINH) is a political organization in Puerto Rico. In 2015, Julio Muriente was its leader. History The MINH was formed on May 6, 2004, by a merger of the National Hostosian Congress (CNH) and the ...

. He was also a columnist for the newspaper ''

Claridad ''Claridad'' ("Clarity") is a Spanish-language weekly newspaper based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was founded in June 1959. The paper served as the official publication of the Puerto Rican independence movement and later the Puerto Rican Social ...

'' ("Clarity") and a regular news commentator on ''"Fuego Cruzado"'' ("Crossfire"), a radio program aired by WSKN-AM in

Publications

* ''La encrucijada colonial.'' (1991) Dewey Call Number from th
Puerto Rican Collection
at th
University of Puerto Rico
320.97295 G171e * ''Desde Lares.'' (2010) Dewey Call Number from th
Puerto Rican Collection
at th
University of Puerto Rico
972.95 G171d

Death

Gallisá Bisbal died in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 7 December 2018. He was 85 years old.''Carlos Gallisá: “Perseverancia y sacrificio”: Resaltan las características que llevaron al líder político a dedicar su vida a favor de la independencia.''
Ricardo Cortés Chico. 9 December 2018. El Nuevo Dia. Accessed 8 December 2018.

References

External links

from ''Voices for Independence'' online book Members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico 1933 births 2018 deaths People from Camuy, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican journalists Puerto Rico Independence Party politicians Puerto Rican independence activists 20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers University of Puerto Rico alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-bio-stub