Puerto Rico

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The Republican Party (Spanish: Partido Republicano) is a political party in Puerto Rico that supports statehood for the island. Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Aníbal Pato Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of local commonwealth law. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... Politics of Puerto Rico Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Puerto Rico ... The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... A U.S. 51 star flag has been designed in case of a 51st state actually joining the United States. ...

The Republican Party was founded on July 4, 1899 by a wing of the Autonomist Party that strongly favored joining the United States. Its primary leader was José Celso Barbosa. The party was generall ideologically conservative and was seen as representing the island's large sugar industry. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Dr. José Celso Barbosa (1857 – December 1921), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, was a medical doctor, sociologist, and political leader. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ...

In 1924 the party split into two factions. One joined with the Union Party to form the Alianza, a pro-autonomy group. The other faction, renaming itself the Pure Republican Party, joined with the Socialist Party to form the pro-statehood Coalición. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1932, part of the Alianza returned to the Pure Republican Party, and the party was renamed the Republican Union. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

Further reading

Trías Monge, José. Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World (Yale University Press, 1997) ISBN 0-300-07618-5

External links

• Republican Party of Puerto Rico official website (in Spanish)
• Young Republicans of Puerto Rico