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  Teodoro Moscoso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Moscoso, the son of Alejandrina Mora Fajardo and Teodoro Moscoso (senior), was born on November 26, 1910 in Barcelona, Spain.
Moscoso assisted in Luis Muñoz Marín's vision of industrializing Puerto Rico which at the time was in an extremely empobrished situation.
In 1966, Moscoso heads the Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. From 1973 to 1976 Moscoso became again of secretary of Fomento, the agency in charge of Puerto Rico's industrial promotions and economic development.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/te/teodoro_moscoso.html   (417 words)

  
 Teodoro Moscoso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Teodoro Moscoso (November 26,1910-June 15, 1992 born in Barcelona, Spain), was a Puerto Rican politician known as "the architect of Operation Bootstrap".
Moscoso's parents were Teodoro Moscoso Sr., the founder of "Farmacias Moscoso" (Moscoso Pharmacy) and Alejandrina Mora Fajardo, from Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Moscoso assisted in Luis Muñoz Marín's vision of industrializing Puerto Rico which at the time was in an extremely impoverished situation.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Teodoro-Moscoso.htm   (603 words)

  
 Biographies - Teodoro Moscoso
Teodoro Moscoso was born in Barcelona on November 26, 1910.
Moscosos two years of running the Alliance were a heart-stopping, roller-coaster experience of accomplishment and exhilaration but also one of disappointment and frustration.(p.
Teodoro Moscoso again retired to private life and performed the role of elder statesman well into the 1990s.
essay.studyarea.com /old_essay/biographies/teodoro_moscoso.htm   (950 words)

  
 Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap - a book from the University Press of Florida
Operation Bootstrap, a program conceived, promoted, and implemented by Teodoro Moscoso (1910-1992), succeeded in attracting worldwide capital investment that by the mid-1950s had transformed the island from an economic backwater into a bustling industrial society.
He also highlights Moscoso's decisive actions at critical junctures (such as his success in pushing tax exemptions and tourism in the late 1940s) and his personal persuasiveness, as with Pablo Casals, who at the age of eighty was persuaded to establish his Casals Festival at San Juan.
Maldonado shows that Moscoso was the architect of the "economic miracle" that economists and presidents believed could not happen in Puerto Rico.
www.upf.com /Spring1997/maldonado.html   (524 words)

  
 Teodoro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1918) had a personality as paradoxical as the term «militant pacifist» wh...
Teodoro Moscoso Teodoro Moscoso (1910-1992) is known as "the architect of Operation Bootstrap".
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www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/teodoro.html   (92 words)

  
 Inductees, The Development Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A pharmacist from a family of Puerto Rican pharmacists, Teodoro Moscoso by his mid-20s had grown weary with his profession's sedate comforts.
U.S.-educated Teodoro's strong command of English, housing officials pleaded, might help save a $2-million grant that would soon be lost.
All that traces back to Teodoro Moscoso, whose striking success led to his later being named U.S. ambassador to Venezuela and head of the U.S. Alliance for Progress.
www.conway.com /halloffame/inductees.htm   (975 words)

  
 Ike, Moscoso, Maxwell Comprise 1st Development Hall of Fame Class, Site Selection Online Insider
Dwight Eisenhower, Puerto Rico's Teodoro Moscoso and Tampa Bay Water's Jerry Maxwell comprise the Hall of Fame's initial inductees, who were honored April 8 at the Industrial Asset Management Council's (IAMC at www.iamc.org) Spring Professional Forum.
A pharmacist bored with working in his father's apothecary, Moscoso in 1937 instead began revitalizing housing in his hometown of Ponce.
Impressed, President John Kennedy in 1961 appointed Moscoso ambassador to Venezuela and, later, coordinator of the U.S. Alliance for Progress.
www.conway.com /ssinsider/snapshot/sf030407.htm   (810 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Moscoso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said Sergio Moscoso, allegedly kidnapped 5-month-old Samuel Eli Moscoso from a house in Bacliff and fled to Mexico.
Alfaya and Moscoso were arrested before they could drive away with the truck, which was en route from Jacksonville to Tampa.
Eunice Moscoso is a Washington correspondent for Cox Newspapers.
nametraq.org /Jan04/M/Moscoso.shtml   (369 words)

  
 Operation Bootstrap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Bootstrap ("Operación Manos a la Obra") is the name given to the ambitious projects which industrialized Puerto Rico in the mid-20th century.
Teodoro Moscoso is referred to as the architect of Operation Bootstrap.
This page was last modified 20:44, 30 May 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Bootstrap   (60 words)

  
 Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Back in the early 1970s, when Teodoro Moscoso was persuaded to return to the Government Development Company, he visited a pharmaceutical plant in Humacao, Syntex.
The government development program, and Moscoso in particular, have always been criticized for not doing enough to promote the local industry.
But in the old Moscoso spirit of unrelenting enthusiasm, Jiménez said that he is optimistic"I feel hope.
www.piapr.com /news/position_paper/noticia1.asp   (937 words)

  
 Editorials   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Teodoro Moscoso, age 32, was delegated to fly to Cambridge, Massachusetts and engage the help of a consulting company related to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Beginning in 1947 the government decided to attract firms from the mainland USA to invest, and in 1951 it passed a tax exemption law as an incentive to foreign and mainland investors.
It further created the Economic Development Administration (Fomento), headed by the now legendary Teodoro Moscoso to manage investment attraction, and the Puerto Rican Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) to build infrastructure, factory buildings, and industrial parks throughout the island.
www.wepza.org /editorials.html   (3338 words)

  
 Finding Aid to the Personal Papers of Teodoro Moscoso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The collection consists of Ambassador Moscoso's personal papers from his tenure as United States ambassador to Venezuela; assistant administrator for Latin America, Agency for International Development, and United States coordinator of the Alliance for Progress.
The correspondence, clippings and speech files document the more public aspects of Ambassador Moscoso's work as ambassador to Venezuela; assistant administrator for Latin America, Agency for International Development; and United States coordinator of the Alliance for Progress.
This series contains background speech materials collected by Teodoro Moscoso and copies of speeches he gave on Latin American economic development as it relates to the Agency for International Development and the Alliance for Progress, 1956-1964.
www.jfklibrary.org /fa_moscoso.html   (1728 words)

  
 PUERTO RICO HERALD: Living By Our Wits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"We have to live by our wits," Teodoro Moscoso used to say about Puerto Rico.
Of course, it isn’t the only one–our capable workers, professionals, and natural competitive advantages are others–we may use as we scan the globalized scenarios to strategize in our continuous quest for sustainable economic activity.
It means taking stock of the economic realities of our island within the globalized world and the intelligent use of all our tools to foster production of goods and services that will provide us with the greater benefits of civilization.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues2/2005/vol09n25/CBLivWits.shtml   (1021 words)

  
 Hal Lasky Article Part Two   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Late in November 1948 the knowledgeable Teodoro Moscoso showed up, unannounced, at 7:00 AM and asked to see what we were doing.
The explanation given to me was that in December Don Luis Munoz Marin, the Governor of Puerto Rico, reacting to harsh criticism in Congress about the "socialist type factory operations in Puerto Rico" had given the order to place all PRIDCO factories up for sale.
The first one an offer was made for was the ceramic shop I was running and it behooved Teodoro Moscoso, PRIDCO's President, to achieve a quick sale.
www.vasefinder.com /hal.lasky2.html   (1654 words)

  
 Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap:0813015014:Maldonado, A. W.; Maldonado, A. W.:eCampus.com
Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap:0813015014:Maldonado, A. W.; Maldonado, A. W.:eCampus.com
"Long overdue and of superb quality, this book examines the contribution of Moscoso (the architect of Operation Bootstrap) to the politics and economics of Puerto Rico.
Describes the man, the times, and the place with illuminating stories.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0813015014   (74 words)

  
 History - World's Best 10k   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The World's Best 10K Race originated as a celebration of the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge's 3rd Anniversary, which began operations at the 23rd of February 1994.
I wish to take this opportunity, to congratulate the World Best 10K Organization Committee and the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge personnel for their effort, cooperation and dedication to the total success of this event.
Also a recognition is extended to the Sponsors and volunteers that participated in past events that always have believed in our vision.
www.worldbest10k.com /new/History   (527 words)

  
 Triathlon Magazine TransitionTimes.com
The last Sunday of February has been notably marked by the celebration of what is termed the "World's Best 10 K", when at 5 PM the world's best runners compete for a huge purse and receive fame and glory in the 10 K run over the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge.
This is the Dúalo Sobre El Puente, to be celebrated in the morning of the 29th, and is the work of the Iron Caribbean Sports Events (ICSE) company, who have in the past organized several very successful events such as the ITU backed CopAmérica Olympic Distance Triathlon in San Juan.
It has grown in popularity with duathletes and specifically triathletes, who use the duathlon race in tandem with the 10 K in the afternoon, as a long-distance training stepboard for Puerto Rico's presently longest distance triathlon El Gran Trialo de Joyuda, which is held in march.
www.transitiontimes.com /viewstorylocal.cfm?ID=6622&ett2local=PuertoRico   (877 words)

  
 Caribe Hilton Hotel - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The winning design was submitted by Toro Ferrer and Torregrosa, a building of modern architectural expression.
In the words of Teodoro Moscoso, the architect of Operation Boostrap: a hotel that would emphasize the aspects of good old USA of the Puerto Rican situation the modern and efficient more than the curious and picturesque.
Built in 1949, the hotel has been an important tourism and activity center, both for local and international tourists.
www.free-definition.com /Caribe-Hilton-Hotel.html   (365 words)

  
 ELAETAO: Travel
AVE SALVADOR V CARO becomes TEODORO MOSCOSO BRG - go 1.6 mi
TEODORO MOSCOSO BRG becomes CARR 17 - go 0.3 mi
Take ramp onto CARR 17 - go 1.7 mi
www.elaetao.net /travel.html   (129 words)

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