Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (born September 4, 1932) was Puerto Rico's fifth democratically elected Governor, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Carlos Romero Barceló (Image from Library of Congress) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... A lawyer 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). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico (PNP) in Spanish— is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Romero Barceló is the grandson of Antonio R. Barceló, a former Union Party leader and advocate of Puerto Rican self-determination during the early 20th century. Antonio R. Barceló ( April 15, 1868 – October 15, 1938), born in the City of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was a lawyer, businessman and the father of what was to become one of Puerto Ricos most prominent political families. ...

Education

Carlos Romero Barceló attended Philips Exeter Academy in the state of New Hampshire, graduating in 1949. Later he attended Yale University, obtaining a B.A. in Political Science and Economics in 1953. That same year, at age 20, he returned to Puerto Rico and enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico Law School, becoming a licensed lawyer in 1956. In 1977, he received a doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Bridgeport in Conneticut. About Phillips Exeter Photo of the Academy Building Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school located on 471 acres (1. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νέμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... University of Bridgeport is a university in Bridgeport, Connecticut. ...

Political career

Romero Barceló, an avid supporter of Puerto Rico statehood with the United States of America, became involved in with the "Partido Estadista Republicano", the forerunner of the New Progressive Party. He formed part of "Ciudadanos pro Estado 51" (Citizens for the 51st State) in 1965. Later, he became involved with the politcal group "Estadistas Unidos", founded by Luis Ferre. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was an engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. ...

Barceló was one of the founding members of the New Progressive Party in 1967. The following year he was elected Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1973, he became the first hispanic to become vice-president of the National League of Cities and in 1974 became president. He served as mayor until 1976 when he defeated incumbent Governor Rafael Hernández Colón. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The National League of Cities is a group of American mayors and councilmen. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ...

Governor

Romero Barceló brought well-received economic resolutions to the island during his terms in office, emphasizing the island's tourism potential. In 1980 he was elected for a second term as governor by a margin of 3,037 votes over again PPD-candidate Rafael Hernández Colón. The 1980 gubernatorial elections where among the closest in Puerto Rican history, requiring the intervention of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to rule whether improperly cast ballots should be counted. The "New Progressive Party" lost control of the legislature, and party-affiliated mayors won in 28 of the 78 municipalities on the island. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... PPD may stand for: Postpartum depression Paranoid personality disorder Political parties: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (Switzerland) Partido por la Democracia (Chile) Partido Popular Democrático (Puerto Rico) Partido Popular Democrático (Portugal) P-Phenylenediamine PostScript Printer Description Purified protein derivative (used for tuberculosis testing) Philadelphia Police Department Post-Production Diary (from Peter... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 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. ...

He sought re-election for a third term in 1984 but was defeated by Rafael Hernández Colón. After the elections, Barceló's reaction to the defeat, in response to TV news reporter Rafael Bracero, was Que Derrota? (What defeat?). For him, he said, what had occurred was not a defeat, but simply an "electoral loss". The comment has become legendary in Puerto Rican politics. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ...

In 1986, he was elected by his party to fill in a vacancy in the Senate of Puerto Rico. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, smaller than the House of Representatives. ...

Resident Commissioner

In the 1992 elections, he was elected Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and relocated to Washington D.C., and was re-elected in 1996. During his tenure as Resident Commissioner, he campaigned for Puerto Rican statehood and endorsed the Young Project, which sought to call a referendum to resolve Puerto Rico's political status. In 2000, he was defeated by PPD's Aníbal Acevedo Vilá. He once again sought his party's nomination for the post of Resident Commissioner in 2003, but was defeated by Luis Fortuño. Although he has retired from electoral politics, he has remained active in PNP political gatherings and is a member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. ... The Young Project (1998) was an initiative by various members of the United States Congress to resolve the political status of the Commonweatlh of Puerto Rico. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... PPD may stand for: Postpartum depression Paranoid personality disorder Political parties: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (Switzerland) Partido por la Democracia (Chile) Partido Popular Democrático (Puerto Rico) Partido Popular Democrático (Portugal) P-Phenylenediamine PostScript Printer Description Purified protein derivative (used for tuberculosis testing) Philadelphia Police Department Post-Production Diary (from Peter... Term of Office: January 2 – 2005 –present Preceded by: Sila Calderón Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: February 13, 1962 Place of birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Luisa Gándara Party: Popular Democratic Party Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current democratically... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party. ... The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico (PNP) in Spanish— is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. ... LULAC is an organization which strives for rights for Hispanic Americans. ...

Maravilla Hill controversy

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On July 25, 1978, two Puerto Rican independence activists died by police gunfire at the Maravilla Hill (Cerro Maravilla). Police knew, through an undercover police informant accompanying them, that the two would be attempting sabotage of communication facilities. During a public ceremony, Romero Barceló lauded the police action as heroic. It was later uncovered that the two young men were apprehended after a brief shootout, and summarily executed on site. Some accused the then-Governor of complicity in the affair; others believe he obstructed justice and did not pursue the guilty parties. ...

Romero Barceló was never indicted for any malfeasance regarding the cases; however, legislative investigations and hearings held during the early 1980s adversely affected his image. This is believed to have contributed to his failed re-election bid during the 1984 elections. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legacy

Romero Barceló is married to Kate Donnelly. His daughter, Melinda Romero Donelly, is a PNP member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. He is a boxing fan, and advocated for holding world championship bouts in San Juan during his terms in office. The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ...

Publications

• "Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: The Case for Statehood." Foreign Affairs 59 (Fall 1980): pp. 58-81.
• Statehood Is For the Poor. N.P.: Master Typesetting of P.R. Inc., 1978. Originally published as La Estatidad es para los Pobres, 1973.

External links

• Hispanic Americans in Congress: Carlos Romero-Barceló (http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/romerobarcelo.html)
• The National League of Cities (http://www.nlc.org)
• League of United Latin American Citizens (http://www.lulac.org)

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