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	Luis Muñoz Marín - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín at 152 Fortaleza street in Old San Juan, he was the son of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera, and Doña Amalia Marín Castilla.
		Luis Muñoz Marín's early years were spent with frequent travels between the United States and Puerto Rico.
		Luis Muñoz Marín raises the Puerto Rican flag after the Constitution is officially enacted on July 25, 1952.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn (1748 words)

	Luis Muñoz Rivera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, Muñoz Rivera studied in local schools and entered politics in 1887.
		Muñoz Rivera served as Secretary of State and Chief of the Cabinet for the newly-independent Government of Puerto Rico until U.S. troops invaded the island in July 1898.
		Upon his return to Puerto Rico in 1904, Muñoz Rivera founded the Unionist Party and was elected in 1906 to the House of Delegates where he served until 1910 when he became Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives.
	www.loc.gov /rr/hispanic/1898/munoz.html (274 words)

	Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Don Luis Munoz-Marin, First Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
		He was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, who was instrumental in obtaining a measure of home rule from Spain in 1897 and U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans in 1917.
		Luis Muñoz Marín was educated at Georgetown University in Washington DC where he studied law.
		Because he brought prosperity to the island Luis Muñoz Marín is known as the "Father of Puerto Rico." Today he is honored not only in Puerto Rico but also in New York with airports, schools, and streets that carry his name.
	www.medaloffreedom.com /LuisMunozMarin.htm (534 words)

	Luis Muños Rivera
		Luis Muños Rivera was born in Barranquitas on July 17th, 1859.
		Muños Rivera was a major political leader while Puerto Rico was under Spanish rule and even after the U.S. invasion.
		Later he was appointed as Resident Commission in Washington D.C. Muñoz Rivera is the father of Puerto Rico's most famous and important statesman, Luis Muñoz Marín.
	www.elboricua.com /LuisMunozRivera.html (139 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Profile: Luis Muñoz Marín (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		What was once a poor, agrarian island became urban and industrialized; a strictly stratified social order cracked, allowing for the emergence of upward mobility and a strong middle class; and a people under the colonial "tutelage" of the United States won the right to internal self-government.
		Luis Muñoz Marín was the guiding force behind this time of sweeping change.
		Luis Muñoz Marín died in 1980, leaving behind a transformed Puerto Rico.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol3n53/ProfileMunoz-en.shtml (916 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Beautiful Barranquitas: Town of the Mighty Próceres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Barranquitas is known as the "Cuna de Próceres," and the "Altar de la Patria" (Cradle of the National Heroes, and the "Altar of the Motherland," respectively) because of the many patriotic thinkers and poets it generated.
		Luis Muñoz Rivera was a journalist, poet and patriot that founded the Liberal Party, and served as Resident Commissioner in Washington from 1911-1916.
		Luis Muñoz Marín, his son, was the first governor elected by Puerto Ricans themselves.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues2/2005/vol09n18/PRSST0918-en.shtml (1272 words)

	Hispanic Americans in Congress -- Muñoz Rivera
		In it he argued for Puerto Rican independence, denounced the injustices of the Spanish regime, and lobbied for the support of one of the main political parties in Spain to fulfill the goals of the Autonomist party.
		In November 1897 Sagasta granted the Autonomist Charter and Muñoz Rivera was appointed Secretary of State and Chief of the Cabinet of the newly independent Government of Puerto Rico.
		Muñoz Rivera returned to Puerto Rico in 1904 and became one of the founders of the Unionist Party.
	www.loc.gov /rr/hispanic/congress/munozrivera.html (720 words)

	Timeline
		November 15, 1916 - Luis Muñoz Rivera, politician, journalist, and writer from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, dies at age 57.
		Luis Muñoz Marín is elected for the position.
		June 25, 1980 - The Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín (Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation) is incorporated by Inés María Mendoza de Muñoz, Luis Muñoz Lee, and Victoria Muñoz Mendoza.
	www.pr-secretfiles.net /timeline_all.html (3291 words)

	AllRefer.com - Luis Munoz Rivera (Puerto Rican History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Luis Munoz Rivera[lwEs mOOnyOs´ rEvA´rA] Pronunciation Key, 1859–1916, Puerto Rican journalist and nationalist.
		A leader in the campaign for independence from Spain, he obtained (1897) a charter, which was never put into effect, that granted some autonomy to Puerto Ricans.
		Heading the first Puerto Rican cabinet under U.S. occupation, Munoz Rivera opposed military governorship and pleaded for greater self-government.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MunozRiv.html (239 words)

	Luis Munoz Marin School - School History
		Luis Muñoz Marín was educated in the United States where he studied law and journalism.
		In 1948, when the people of Puerto Rico elected their first governor, Luis Muñoz Marín won the office by an overwhelming margin, and was re-elected in 1952, 1956, and 1960.
		Luis Muñoz Marín serves as a guiding star for students to strive to meet their goals.
	bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com /education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=1463 (123 words)

	Wikinfo \| Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Champions of this autonomist movement were such political leaders as Ramon Baldorioty de Castro, and towards the end of the century, Luis Muñoz Rivera.
		Finally, in 1897, Muñoz Rivera got a liberal Spanish government to agree to an Autonomic Charter for the island.
		In an unauthorized march by the NP in the city of Ponce 18 nationalists were killed by the police, this would be known later as the Ponce Massacre.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Puerto_Rican (2329 words)

	Masonry Reconciles Two Famous Puerto Rican Political Opponents
		Brother Luis Muñoz–Rivera was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, on July 17, 1859.
		Muñoz–Rivera was the father of another great statesman, Governor Luis Muñoz–Marín (not a Mason), the architect of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, who inherited his father's passion for politics and poetry.
		During the political uproar of the times, a group of followers of a political party were exciting their followers against Dr. José Celso–Barbosa who wanted the annexation of Puerto Rico to the United States as a state in the Union.
	www.srmason-sj.org /council/journal/aug01/camareno.html (770 words)

	AllRefer.com - Luis Munoz MarIn (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Luis Munoz MarIn[lOOEs´ mOOnyOs´ mArEn´] Pronunciation Key, 1898–1980, Puerto Rican political leader, governor of Puerto Rico (1949–65).
		He abandoned a career as poet and journalist in New York City to enter Puerto Rican politics.
		In 1938 he organized and headed the Popular Democratic party, campaigned vigorously for social and economic reform, and edited La Democracia, a San Juan daily founded by his father, Luis Munoz Rivera.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MunozMar.html (303 words)

	Puerto Rico
		A year later after the invasion, Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa embraced the idea of annexation to the US as a solution to the colonial situation and founded the Puerto Rican Republican Party in 1899.
		Luis Muñoz Marín founded the Popular Democratic Party in 1940.
		The New Progressive Party was founded in 1968 by Luis A. Ferre, that same year they won the elections.
	usapedia.com /p/puerto-rico.html (2308 words)

	Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
		Luis Muñoz Rivera former home has been converted into a museum and library.
		A nearby mausoleum holds the bodies of Muñoz Rivera and his son Luis Muñoz Marín, the island's first elected governor.
		Barranquitas is located in the central region, north of Aibonito and Coamo; south of Corozal and Naranjito; east of Orocovis; and west of Comerío.
	welcome.topuertorico.org /city/barran.shtml (147 words)

	The Atrium Office Center - Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
		The restoration is all the more important, because in addition to years of deterioration, the park suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
		Along with Muñoz Rivera, the Trust administers Luis Muñoz Marin Park, Julio Enrique Monagas Park, Laguna del Condado Park, Plaza la Libertad, Enrique Martí Coll Lineal Park, Plaza las Nereidas and Río Camuy Cave Park.
		The telephone number for Luis Muñoz Rivera Park is (787) 724-4430.
	www.atriumoc.com /parque.htm (322 words)

	A short history of Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		At the end of the nineteenth century Luis Muñoz Rivera leads the autonomists and he persuades in 1897 Spain agree to autonomy.
		Until 1964 Luis Muñoz Marin is governor, succeeded in 1965 by Roberto Sánchez Vilella.
		Since then power alternates with the PNP in power from 1968-1972 (Luis Alberto Ferré), 1976-1984 (Carlos Romero Barceló) and 1992-2000 (with Pedro Rosselló) and the PPD in power from 1972-1976 (Rafael Hernández Colón), 1984-1992 (Rafael Hernández Colón again) and since 2000.
	www.electionworld.org /history/puertorico.htm (273 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Riter to Rivero
		Rivera, Adan — of Socorro, Socorro County, N.M. Democrat.
		Rivera, Jose A. — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Democrat.
		Rivera, Luis Muñoz (1859-1916) — Born in Barranquitas,
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/riter-rivero.html (703 words)

	The history of Puerto Rico - 3 of 3
		However, a new pro-independence leader emerged - Luis Muñoz Rivera - and with a more moderate government installed in Spain, he won independence for Puerto Rico in 1897, although it was overseen a Spanish governor.
		Muñoz Rivera continually pressured the United States government for more freedom, and eventually they granted US citizenship in 1917.
		Public disorder was commonplace and in one of the demonstrations against US rule ended in Ponce in 1937 ended in the deaths of 19 people.
	www.simply-puerto-rico-vacations.com /history-of-puertorico.html (719 words)

	History of Puerto Rico
		On June 4, as a result of Roman Baldorioty de Castro, Luis Padial and Julio Vizcarrondo efforts, the Moret Law is approved, with this law liberty was given to slaves born after September 17, 1868 and to slaves over 60 years old.
		On March, the Partido Federal Reformista is reformed and named the Partido Autonomista Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Autonomous Party) that tried to create a political and legal identity for Puerto Rico while emulating Spain in all political matters.
		Led by Ramón Baldorioty de Castro, José Celso Barbosa, Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón, and Luis Muñoz Rivera.
	welcome.topuertorico.org /history4.shtml (1898 words)

	Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera--Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; A National Register of Historic ...
		The Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera was the birthplace of distinguished liberal politician, journalist, orator and writer Luis Muñoz Rivera in 1859.
		Luis Muñoz Rivera collaborated on such newspapers as El Pueblo, Clamor del País and El Buscapié; he also founded the newspaper La Democracia.
		Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera is located at 10 Muñoz Rivera St. at the corner of Muñoz Rivera and Manuel Torres Sts.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/prvi/pr12.htm (221 words)

	A Collector's Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Her mother, Ynocencia Ramírez de Arellano, was a descendant of the founder and mayor of the town of Cabo Rojo, Nicolás Ramírez de Arellano, who lived in the 1700s.
		Born in Barranquitas to a well-known family, Luís Muñoz Marín (1898-1980) was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, an intellectual and activist who helped negotiate the 1897 Charter of Autonomy that brought Puerto Rico greater independence from Spain.
		Luis Muñoz Marín attended Columbia University in New York and lived as a bohemian poet in Greenwich Village.
	americanhistory.si.edu /vidal/vision.htm (1036 words)

	Jose Luis Alberto Munoz Marin Biography / Biography of Jose Luis Alberto Munoz Marin Main Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Luis Muñoz Marín was born on February 18, 1898, the son of Luís Muñoz Rivera and Amalia Marín.
		In 1910, his father was elected resident commissioner, and the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Muñoz was sent to boarding school.
		This is the complete Jose Luis Alberto Munoz Marin Main Biography section.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-jose-luis-alberto-munoz-marin/index.html (608 words)

	The Puerto Ricans at Carlisle Indian School
		Muñóz Rivera returned to Puerto Rico in 1904 and became one of the founders of the Unionist Party.
		Luis Muñóz- Rivera was a well known Puerto Rican political figure.
		Muñóz Rivera went to visit the Carlisle Indian Industrial School to find out for himself and the concerned parents what the conditions there were like.
	www.kacike.org /SoniaRosa.html (6221 words)

	Luis - Luis Castillo Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Luis Muñoz Rivera Luis Muñoz Rivera [Puerto Rican Cultural Institute] Download an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) version of this image.
		Luis Gonzalez batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any post-season awards
		Luis is currently the 'senior geek in residence' at the Berkman, Outside of the Berkman Center, Luis remains involved in Free Software, serving on the
	internetask.com /itna/luis.htm (371 words)

	RIVERA, Luis Muñoz (1859-1916) Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		“Luis Muñoz Rivera” in Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822-1995.
		Rivera, Jose A. The Political Thought of Luis Munoz Marin.
		The Quiet Rebels; Four Puerto Rican Leaders: José Celso Barbosa, Luiz Muñoz Rivera, José de Diego, Luiz Muñoz Marian.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=R000279 (69 words)

	Litchfield County Times - A Janeway View of History
		Light pours in from a bank of windows on one side of the third-story room, while another set of windows commands a view of the living room below.
		But despite Muñoz's strong lineage-his father was Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859-1916), a revered poet, journalist and politician often called the "George Washington of Puerto Rico"-Roosevelt had his doubts because Muñoz was known in his youth to be inconstant and to lack focus.
		His working title for the book is "Like a King of Old on a Hunting Jaunt: Luis Muñoz Marín, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the End of American Colonialism," a reference to Muñoz after he outlasted his friends in a drinking bout.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2303&dept_id=478844&newsid=13618999&PAG=461&rfi=9 (1574 words)

	LUIS
		Luis Gutierrez joined elected officials, community groups, faith-based...
		The first Hispanic Representative from Illinois, Luis GutiÃ©rrez, was born in Chicago,...
		Luis Alvarez with Bubble Chamber display built in Berkeley, California.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/environment/LUIS.html (344 words)

	The Atrium Office Center - Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Expressway and Highway 1, The Atrium is within easy reach of the entire San Juan Metroplex.
		Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is only 15 minutes away.
		Three main avenues, Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Ponce de León Avenue, and Fernández Juncos surround the building, which faces beautiful
	www.atriumoc.com /location.htm (120 words)

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