Luis Muñoz Rivera

Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 - November 15, 1916) was a poet, journalist and a politician from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Luis Munoz Rivera (Library of Congress) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Luis Munoz Rivera (Library of Congress) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Poets are authors of poems. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Barranquitas, Puerto Rico is a small mountain town located in the central part of Puerto Rico, about one hour by winding roads from San Juan, the capital. ... This article is about Puerto Rico, the territory of the United States. ...

Political career

In 1887 Muñoz Rivera became a leader of the Autonomist Party. In 1890 he founded the party's newspaper La Democracía (The Democracy). At the time Puerto Rico was a possession of Spain, in 1893 he traveled to Spain to learn about its political system. Upon returning to Puerto Rico, he participated in the writing of the Plan de Ponce which proposed administrative autonomy for the island. In March 1895 he returned to Spain as part of a commission that met with Liberal leader Práxedes Mateo Sagasta. That political group accepted the commission's views and in November 1897 Sagasta granted the Autonomist Charter. Muñoz Rivera served as Secretary of State and Chief of the Cabinet for the newly-independent Government of Puerto Rico. He took possession of Chief of the Cabinet for the Autonomous Government on July 21, 1898. Four days later, on July 25, 1898, the United States invaded Puerto Rico. As part of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico ceased being under Spanish rule and became a possession of the United States under a military governorship. Muñoz Rivera assisted in establishing the insular police. On February 4, 1899 he resigned from government. Shortly after, the U.S. appointed military governor Guy V. Henry dissolved the Cabinet, thus dissolving the final remnants of the autonomous government and liberties Muñoz Rivera sought under Spanish rule. 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about Puerto Rico, the territory of the United States. ... Events January 1 - Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 - Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 - The UK has its first meeting. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825-1903) born on July 21, 1825 at Torrecilla de Cameros was a Spanish politician who was president of the government in eight occasions between 1870 and 1902. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... Events January 1 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. ... United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a senior Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, 1898, ended the Spanish-American War. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gen. ...

Luis Muñoz Rivera opposed the military governorship and advocated for greater self-government. In 1899 he founded the newspaper El Territorio (The Territory), which voiced the concerns of landowners that where being hurt by the U.S. imposed blockade. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A blockade is an effort usually (but not always, see below) at sea, to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy. ...

Muñoz Rivera travelled to the United States to argue for the establishment of free trade between the island and the United State's mainland. He resettled in New York where and founded the bilingual newspaper Puerto Rican Herald in 1901. Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1904 he return to Puerto Rico and founded the Unionist Party. He was elected in 1906 to the House of Delegates where he served until 1910 when he became Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives. He served in the U.S. Congress from 1911 to 1916. In 1915 Muñoz Rivera proposed seeking more autonomy for the island without requesting independence from the United States and equal rights without becoming a state. His proposal was greeted by opposition from many members of his party including José de Diego. Still in the end, his party agreed on his proposal. Muñoz Rivera was largely responsible for the Jones-Shafroth Act (signed March 2, 1917), granting United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans and creating a bicameral legislature in Puerto Rico which is modeled on the United States Congress. Still, he was not pleased with the Jones Act since the judicial and executive branches would still be in the control of the United States. Shorty afterwards, he became ill and returned to Puerto Rico where he died on November 15, 1916 in the town of Luquillo, before the Jones Act was enacted into law. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The name Unionist Party could refer to In Canada Unionist Party of 1917-1920. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for 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. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the law regarding sailor rights, see the Jones Act The Jones-Shafroth Act conferred United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans, and created the present system of government in Puerto Rico by creating a government mirroring the government structure of the United States. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ... Puerto Rican can refer to anybody who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...

His remains where laid to rest at San Antonio De Paduas Cemetery in his hometown of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Barranquitas, Puerto Rico is a small mountain town located in the central part of Puerto Rico, about one hour by winding roads from San Juan, the capital. ...

Statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera, located at the park which bears his name, the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park.

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Legacy

Luis Muñoz Rivera's son, Luis Muñoz Marín also became an important figure in the Politics of Puerto Rico, by founding the Popular Democratic Party and becoming the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín's daughter, Victoria Muñoz also became involved in politics serving in the legislature and unsuccessfully running for governor in 1992. Luis Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 - April 30, 1980) was a poet, journalist and politician. ... Puerto Rico is a United States territory given special commonwealth status. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ...

Poems

• Retamas
• Tropicales
• Horas de Fiebre
• El paso del déspota
• Minha terra
• Cuba rebelde
• A cualquier compatriota
• Las campanas
• Turba multa
• Alea jacta est
• Judas
• El general
• Abismos
• Patriota
• Himno
• Parias
• Poemas Liricos

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
• History of Puerto Rico
• Jones Act

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External links

• Luis Muñoz Rivera - Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/munoz.html)