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Baltasar Corrada del Río {born April 12, 1935) is a former politician from The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island Borinquén. The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage to the... Puerto Rico. He held various high political offices in the island, including The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. The representative is allowed to serve, and serves as process observer, in U.S. Congress committees. List of former Commisioners Categories: Executive Branch of the Government... Resident Commissioner (1977-1985), Mayor of the capital city of San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. The city is located in the northeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521 and is regarded as the oldest city in the United States of America (the oldest city in the continental... San Juan (1985-1989), United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a senior Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department. Secretary of State positions can be created without primary legislation; and legislation refers to Secretary of State, which is a notional position split between all the Secretaries of State... Secretary of State (1993-1995) and Associate Justice or Puisne (pronounced puny) Justice is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice. There are eight Associate Justices on the United States Supreme Court, and eight Puisne Justices on the Supreme Court of Canada. See Also Associate Justice of the... Associate Justice to the The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of Puerto Rico having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of state law. It is head of the judicial branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, the other... Supreme Court (1995-2005). He was also an unsuccesful candidate for Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor is elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Prior to that date, the Governor of Puerto Rico was appointed by either the King... Governor of Puerto Rico in 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988.

Education

Corrada del Río obtained his Bachelor's Degree in The social sciences comprise the application of scientific methods to the study of the human aspects of the world. They are also known as Challenges to the scientific age External links Social Science Virtual Library UC Berkeley Experimental Social Science Laboratory Categories: Social sciences ... Social Studies and his Law Degree from the The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. Though Puerto Rico is not a state, the system is run much like a state university system. It is also the largest university system on the island and consisting of 11 campuses. Campuses University of Puerto Rico... University of Puerto Rico. He was a private A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have many names in different... lawyer from 1969-1975.

Political Career

In 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976, Corrada del Río was elected The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. The representative is allowed to serve, and serves as process observer, in U.S. Congress committees. List of former Commisioners Categories: Executive Branch of the Government... Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. During his tenure, (1977-1985) he advocated for the statehood of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island Borinquén. The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage to the... Puerto Rico. In the elections of 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984, Corrada was elected A mayor (Latin . In Germany the corresponding title is , the major domo . In the households of the Merovingian Frankish kings, the major domus, or Category:Mayors of the United States Related articles and lists council-manager government mayor-council government Categories: Chief executives | Lists of mayors | Management occupations | Titles | Mayors... Mayor of San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. The city is located in the northeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521 and is regarded as the oldest city in the United States of America (the oldest city in the continental... San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988, Corrada made an unsuccesful bid to become Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor is elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Prior to that date, the Governor of Puerto Rico was appointed by either the King... Governor of Puerto Rico. He was defeated by incumbent Rafael Hernández Colón.

In 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January - The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General George H. W. Bush becomes the first... 1992, Pedro Rosselló became Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor is elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Prior to that date, the Governor of Puerto Rico was appointed by either the King... Governor and appointed Corrada to the post of United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a senior Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department. Secretary of State positions can be created without primary legislation; and legislation refers to Secretary of State, which is a notional position split between all the Secretaries of State... Secretary of State. Later, in 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused of mass murder, hangs himself in Winson Green Prison, Birmingham World Trade Organization is established to... 1995, Rosselló appointed Corrada to the The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of Puerto Rico having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of state law. It is head of the judicial branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, the other... Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He took the oath of office on July 15, 1995 after ratification by the Senate.

After his retirement from the Supreme Court, Corrada returned to private practice.

External links

• Corrada del Río's biography at the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/corrada.html)