Gilberto Concepción de Gracia
Gilberto Concepción de Gracia | |
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| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico |
| Organization | Puerto Rican Independence Party |
Dr. Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (July 9, 1909 – March 16, 1968) was a
Early years
Concepción de Gracia was born in the town of
Career as a lawyer
Concepción de Gracia worked as a lawyer specializing in civil and constitutional law. In 1936, at the age of 25, he moved to
Concepción de Gracia remained in New York, defending the civil rights of
Educator
Concepción de Gracia later became a professor of
Puerto Rican Independence Party
On October 20, 1946, the Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, or PIP) was created with Concepción de Gracia as its president. The PIP was registered as an official political party in 1948 and participated in that year's elections. It became the second-largest party in Puerto Rico in 1952, when it captured 20% of the electoral vote. Fifteen (15) PIP members were elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico that year. Concepcion de Gracia himself joined the Senate of Puerto Rico, and became the speaker for his party, a post which he held until 1960.[6]
That year, the
On July 25, 1952, Puerto Rico adopted a
Puerto Rico before the United Nations
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 You may watch and listen to part 1 of the documentary "Gilberto Concepción de Gracia... y de batalla" on YouTube . |
Concepción de Gracia and Julio Pinto Gandía took Puerto Rico's case before the United Nations and sustained that Puerto Ricans should have the right to a consultation before being sent to any war. He also protested the sterilization practices in the U.S. of Puerto Ricans and the passive immigration of Puerto Ricans to the U.S.[6]
In 1955 he represented Puerto Rico in a conference held in
In memory
Concepción de Gracia's name has been attached to many places in Puerto Rico, including the beach on the contested island of
See also
References
- ^ "In Lin-Manuel Miranda's Puerto Rican Town, Economic Crisis Takes Toll". NBC News. May 2016.
- ^ Lin-Manuel Miranda [@Lin_Manuel] (May 4, 2015). "Sometimes you run into your famous rapper cousin in the street" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Lin-Manuel Miranda [@Lin_Manuel] (February 4, 2016). "The greatest rapper in the family came through tonight...@Residente aka mi primo René! #Asidegrandesonlasideas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Lin-Manuel Miranda [@Lin_Manuel] (September 29, 2011). "."@belisa78: @Lin_Manuel are u and Rene from Calle 13 really primos or did u mean it like brother or buddy?i MUST know!" 3rd cousins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "A paso firme en las alturas". June 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Gilberto Concepción de Gracia : 1909 - 1968". www.preb.com.
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